Jonathan Kozol Quotes

A great deal has been written in recent years about the purported lack of motivation in the children of the Negro ghettos. Little in my experience supports this, yet the phrase has been repeated endlessly, and the blame in almost all cases is placed somewhere outside the classroom.

Jonathan Kozol

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ChildrenGreatExperienceBlame

I have played characters where I haven't been absorbed - you know, what I call a typical film leading man role where you just have to look gorgeous and be attractive and charming. It bores me. I like a bit of dirt, a bit of sand in the oyster.

Jeremy Irons

ManMeSandYouLookKnow

Grove giveth and Gates taketh away.

Robert Metcalfe

AwayGatesGivethGrove

You play. You win. You play. You lose. You play.

Jeanette Winterson

WinYouLosePlay

We often hear that people mean well: that so many just don't how to interact with people with disabilities. They're unsure of the 'right' reaction, so they default to condescension that makes them feel better in the face of their discomfort.

Stella Young

PeopleFaceBetterFeelMeanRight

In 1858 I received the degree of D. S. from the Lawrence Scientific School, and thereafter remained on the rolls of the university as a resident graduate.

Simon Newcomb

SchoolGraduationDegreeUniversity

Possibly because I grew up not feeling very confident about my own physical appearance, I developed internal devices so that I could integrate into society.

Shirley Manson

SocietyConfidentAppearanceFeeling

Health is correlated with quality of life. If you get regular physical activity, have social connections, control your cholesterol, keep your blood pressure at a normal level, don't smoke - these things can make an enormous difference not only in how long you live, but how much you enjoy your life in those years.

Tom Frieden

LifeLiveHealthQualityControl

As an actor, you get into makeup, you get into hair, you come out of your trailer, and you hit your mark. As a director, you're the first one there and the last one to leave.

Rocky Carroll

HairMakeupYouActorFirstLeave

That's something I believe in as the Republican chair - that we have to continue outreach to every American because I firmly believe our policies and our principles and the way we govern is better for every American.

Ronna McDaniel

BelieveBetterAmericanChairWay

I'm working class, my family was working class, and we have struggled the same way our neighbors here in San Francisco have struggled.

Cindy Sheehan

FamilyClassWayNeighborsSameOur

My personal theory is that younger audiences disdain books - not because those readers are dumber than past readers, but because today's reader is smarter.

Chuck Palahniuk

TodayPastPersonalTheoryBecause

I've always loved animals and I always thought that they were, if not better, then the absolute equal of any two legged creature that God ever created.

Ali MacGraw

GodThoughtLovedBetterAnimals

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