Nat Hentoff Quotes
We hear talk now about reforming public education. There are billions of dollars at stake for such a reform. But I have not heard Arne Duncan, who is the U.S. Education Secretary, mention once the civic illiteracy in the country.
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I am absolutely and inherently self-destructive in that I am always making sure I'm doing what I want to do.
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I've known I wanted to do this ever since I was a little kid and I used to get in trouble at church for goofing off all the time: mocking the preacher, imitating people and the things they did. I later learned my mother used to be just as goofy as I was when she was younger. I mean, Eddie Murphy in 'Coming to America?' My hero.
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I say I have Spanish in me, but I'm not just Spanish. I'm proud of my ethnicities, and I will always be proud of being a Filipino.
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The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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If you come to a negotiation table saying you have the final truth, that you know nothing but the truth and that is final, you will get nothing.
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Every director bites the hand that lays the golden egg.
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When you've got kids, you turn into Mom, and that's it.
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The Wreckoning is a darker song. But the record is positive.
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I feel like I'm a good actor, but I wouldn't call myself a gifted actor.
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People love my collard greens. They love my macaroni and cheese. They love the gumbo. They love my Jamaican jerk or my Jamaican curry chicken. They love the jerk, though. And they love my Mexican food.
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Albums are like diaries. You go through phases, technically and emotionally, and they reflect the state that you're in at the time.
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When the Americans were trying to conquer the Navajos, they felt this need to capture Canyon de Chelly like it was the Navajo capital. It was a meeting place and a sanctuary of last refuge. To control Canyon de Chelly was to control the Navajo people.
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When I look at the arc of my career, my focus is on lyricism, right? I own that.
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I grew up reading 'The Jungle Books' and loving them.
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When there are thoughts, it is distraction: when there are no thoughts, it is meditation.
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The weird thing was that Soft Cell was supposed to have come and gone before I started the album.
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Believe it or not, my introduction to scary literature was 'Pinocchio.' My mother read it to me every day before naptime when I was three or four. The original 'Pinocchio' is terrifying.
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Early on, it's good to develop the ability to write. Learning to write is a useful exercise, even if what you're writing about is not that relevant.
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We need earmark reform, and when I'm President, I will go line by line to make sure that we are not spending money unwisely.
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Our people are willing to work with the government on new technologies. Now, it's a habit; every Estonian looks at it as part of our national identity. We understand that this allows us to provide better services to our people than our money would allow.
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I don't know how long I'll be competing, but I'll always be surfing. I'll be surfing until I'm old.
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My wife is absolutely one of my key advisors. She comes from a background that's very different than mine.
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I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me - they're cramming for their final exam.
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We hear talk now about reforming public education. There are billions of dollars at stake for such a reform. But I have not heard Arne Duncan, who is the U.S. Education Secretary, mention once the civic illiteracy in the country.
