Joanne Rowling Quotes

The Potter books in general are a prolonged argument for tolerance, a prolonged plea for an end to bigotry. And I think it's one of the reasons that some people don't like the books, but I think that's it's a very healthy message to pass on to younger people that you should question authority and you should not assume that the establishment or the press tells you all of the truth.

Joanne Rowling

Quotes to Explore

Listen to the Bee Gees and you can learn to be a great writer.

Kara DioGuardi
- Great
- Learn
- Listen
I think it's fun to look at people with big diamonds. I see them in my audience all the time, with the fur coat, a woman whose hand is always out front, or the two fingers are on the cheek to show her diamond. I don't have anything against that.

Eartha Kitt
- People
- Time
- Fun
For me, cerebral palsy wasn't the biggest deal, because I always had it. You know, you always work with what you got.

Zach Anner
- Work
- Know
- Deal
Dancing is the last sport with no sponsor.

Carine Roitfeld
- Dancing
- Last
- Sponsor
I've had the experience of having a book praised but then it doesn't sell. Or not praised but then it sells.

Gail Sheehy
- Experience
- Book
- Sell
Education - much like law or medicine - should be a profession governed by professionals. Unfortunately, too many policies, even those that are well-intentioned, come from the top, leaving out those closest to the classroom, who have the greatest insight into how to provide a high-quality education for all students.

Randi Weingarten
- High
- Education
- Law