Haim Ginott Quotes
Responsibility is fostered by allowing children a voice and wherever indicated a choice in matters that affect them.
Quotes to Explore
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Don't try and make a movie for someone else. You have to make it for you and trust that you're not that unique. And that'll matter to other people as well.
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What really matters is what's on the inside.
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I don't care whether people like me or dislike me. I'm not on earth to win a popularity contest. I'm here to be the best human being I possibly can be.
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My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.
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I was a very focused kid. I always had this crazy lifestyle... billions of jobs, two hours of gymnastics every day, handball, anything with a ball, really. I must have had ADHD or something. I was very energetic, and very small. I didn't start growing until the last year of high school.
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I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.
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I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader.
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A high-quality public education can build much-needed skills and knowledge. It can help children reach their God-given potential. It can stabilize communities and democracies. It can strengthen economies. It can combat the kind of fear and despair that evolves into hatred.
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I was the highest-paid street performer, probably, in the history of Chicago. I was making like $800 a day.
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In rough times, pathfinders rely on work, friends, humor and prayer. They develop a support network.
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If you tell the truth you get into trouble, and that's why politicians are extremely dull.
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Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely on my notes more and I use direct quotes. But there's nothing like writing about it right away.
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It's better to be skinny than to be fat.
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I want people to learn what democracy means.
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My voice and the styles and genres I sing all express my appreciation for what I hear.
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One problem with age is that patience begins to ebb.
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I think there's a lot of things that occur within the African-American community, that we would prefer to stay within the African-American community - that we get a little nervous when you start having scenes or dialogue that we know is going to be viewed and heard on a national or global scale.
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If we could have seen through the televisions, we would probably have seen many a child grow up.
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Some wedges are great but you can look like your feet are encased in cement.
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I was kind of lost for several years.
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I went to art school in the days when it was what you did if you didn't want to be like everybody else. You wanted to be strange and different, and art school encouraged that. We hated the drama students - they were guys with pipes and cardigans.
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The world is not ideal, and the only weapon we can give our children is information. Information which is not pretty, but honest.
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A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest.
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Responsibility is fostered by allowing children a voice and wherever indicated a choice in matters that affect them.
