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Jonathan Kozol Quotes

I beg people not to accept the seasonal ritual of well-timed charity on Christmas Eve. It's blasphemy.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: September 5, 1936

Topics

People Charity Accept Christmas Beg

Imagine a country where the vast majority of seniors live in poverty, a country where for many there are no golden years, but a time of struggle and dependence. That was the United States before the creation of Social Security, which has proven to be one of the most effective and important government programs in our history.

Live History Time Struggle Poverty

The beautiful thing about writing with the person that you love is that when they come up with an idea that is great, it's this dual happiness because that's the partner and that's such a good idea, and I'm proud of you, and then also I'm really excited for the project.

Love Good Happiness Beautiful Great

Loki in 'Thor' is the most incredible springboard into a sort of excavation of the darker aspects of human nature. So that was thrilling, coming back knowing that I'd built the boat and now I could set sail into choppier waters.

Nature Sail Boat Human Nature Back

I'm good at being funny.

Funny Good Being Funny Being

I want to play as long as possible at the highest level.

Robin Van Persie

Long Play Want Possible Level

I want to be judged by who I am, not what I am. I mean, I am Johnny Weir. Judge me the way you see me, love me the way you see me, hate me the way you see me.

Love Hate I Am Me Judge Love Me

Talking, it seemed to me, was the point of adult existence.

Christopher Hitchens

Me Talking Existence Point Adult

Offering unequal leaves just reinforces the longstanding notion that parenting responsibilities aren't equal, and that doesn't help anyone.

Parenting Help Equal Just Offering

I love the fact that we, as black people, carry our faith with us. We share it and embrace it and love it and talk about it because we talk about everything else and why not that and that was the first impression that I had that really touched me.

Love Faith People Me Black Why

I want to be something that is worthy to be bragged about.

Bozoma Saint John

Want Worthy Something About

The great 'New York Times' columnist Dave Anderson famously slept one year in a child's race-car bed. There he was, Pulitzer Prize and all, snoring as his feet dangled over the rear tires of Lightning McQueen.

Great New York Child Feet Year New

If there's some triumphant end of the story, I guess in a roundabout way I've gotten what I wanted, which is the ability to do interesting things and the wealth to be free.

Free Story End Interesting Wealth

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