Jonathan Kozol Quotes

I once made a check of all books in my fourth-grade classroom. Of the slightly more than six hundred books, almost one quarter had been published prior to the bombing of Hiroshima; 60 percent were either ten years old or older.

Jonathan Kozol

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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HiroshimaMoreOldClassroomYears

Some people want fame, popularity and huge sales. I've always hoped to have a really long career. So I've tried to make each of my creative decisions and business decisions to allow for longevity. As a side effect I got really famous and really big. I didn't realize the two could go together.

Jewel

WorkYourselfEndYouWantRhythm

The longer I'm alive, the more I realize how little I know. Pretending that you know everything about every topic, and being very vocal about it? That's an instant turnoff.

Jennifer Morrison

YouAliveKnowMoreEverything

I'm not a critic, and I never talk about other people's work.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

WorkPeopleTalkNeverCriticAbout

When December comes, can 'The Nutcracker' be far behind? No, it can't - not in America, anyway.

Robert Gottlieb

AmericaDecemberBehindFarAnyway

It's having the confidence to go out there and say, 'You know what? I need to go out there and throw those pitches where I need to throw them,' and make it as simple as that.

Matt Cain

ConfidenceSimpleYouGoKnowSay

And if I don't sing, I don't get paid.

Sondra Radvanovsky

PaidGetSing

They were just kind of simultaneous - the film ending and the sets being destroyed. I was struck the first time I saw the Great Hall become a big pile of burning rubble and getting scattered around. It's really quite shocking for the fans.

Rupert Grint

GreatTimeEndingKindBecomeFirst

To affirm that God is God is to want to live in a particular way.

Miroslav Volf

LiveGodWantWayParticularAffirm

When you become fluent with language, it means you can write an entry in your journal or tell a joke to someone or write a letter to a friend. And it's similar with new technologies.

Mitchel Resnick

FriendLanguageSomeoneYouNew

I've never been a fan of loans between relatives or friends. They can divide relationships.

Jean Chatzky

FriendsRelationshipsNeverRelatives

All really great artists, Jackson Pollack, John Cage, Beckett or Joyce - you are never indifferent to them.

Jonathan Safran Foer

GreatYouNeverCageArtistsReally

When I read commentary about suggestions for where C should go, I often think back and give thanks that it wasn't developed under the advice of a worldwide crowd.

Dennis Ritchie

ThinkAdviceBackGoThanksGive

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