Jonathan Kozol Quotes

Public school was never in business to produce Thoreau. It is in business to produce a man like Richard Nixon and, even more, a population like the one which could elect him.

Jonathan Kozol

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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As a matter of fact, if you do not take into account, as Congressman Ross just stated, the Social Security surplus, our fiscal deficit, ladies and gentlemen, is over $700 billion today.

Jim Costa

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There's an amazing documentary, 'The Day After Trinity,' which is crazy good.

John Benjamin Hickey

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There is one live track on the album, 'Einsamaller,' and that had a conductor - Eyvind Kang.

Jenny Scheinman

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I just play the guitar and write songs.

John Denver

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We've never been your typical family. We've moved a lot.

Stacie Orrico

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I'm trained to button scenes and round things off, and I get rewarded for doing that.

Tony Gilroy

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I'm one of the happiest people I know. I truly am. And it's genuine.

Rita Moreno

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I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long.

Mitch Hedberg

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One of the most important things I'm glad we did and am proud of is that we don't have any real grass on our property. It might not be realistic to ask people to pull out their grass, but we'll never have to think about it. We used Smart Grass, and I think it looks beautiful.

Lisa Ling

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Many thousands of youth have been deprived of the benefit of education thereby, their morals ruined, and talents irretrievably lost to society, for want of cultivation: while two parties have been idly contending who should bestow it.

Joseph Lancaster

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The '50s was a pretty wonderful time for people, it was hopeful.

Chris Isaak

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'You Should Be Here' set the tone that, 'Alright everybody, I want you to listen to this album.

Cole Swindell

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