Jonathan Kozol Quotes

So long as the most vulnerable people in our population are consigned to places that the rest of us will always shun and flee and view with fear, I am afraid that educational denial, medical and economic devastation, and aesthetic degradation will be inevitable.

Jonathan Kozol

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I made the mistake of writing something very, very short about Obama for this website that I write fiction for, and my father told me never do that again. And he was right. I have nothing to add to a political conversation because it's not my area.

Jesse Eisenberg

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I am boring. I'm fine with boring.

Anderson Cooper

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It's not color, it's like pouring 40 tablespoons of sugar water over a roast.

John Huston

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I grew up very heavily involved in a United Methodist Youth organization. I grew up going to church camp for years. I ministered, and country music stole me away. It was just where my heart wound up. It's what I wanted to do.

Tracy Lawrence

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Wishing there were more children's books like 'The Snowy Day' is a bit like wishing there were more grownup books like 'Anna Karenina.' There are only so many masterpieces out there.

Rumaan Alam

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Before, I didn't do celebrity stuff, 'cause Kathy Griffin did that, but now, if you're going to make jokes on Twitter, you have to stay current.

Lisa Lampanelli

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No, I'm not interested in politics. I have zero interest. I have interest in hope and people.

Jay-Z

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There's still a lot of great songwriters out there who hand in songs. And there's a lot of brilliant singers and performers out there who sing other people's words. I enjoy doing both.

Jason Mraz

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I have been privileged to have the opportunity to work with many of African American fraternal and social organizations that are active in my congressional district. They all do important work that makes a tangible difference to the quality of life in our community.

Chris Van Hollen

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Photography can be a volatile situation. It can be very potent.

Platon

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Where there is unity there is always victory.

Publilius Syrus

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Generalizing a type of people is really primitive.

Priyanka Chopra

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