Thomas Friedman Quotes

There is nothing more valuable than great classroom instruction. But let's stop putting the whole burden on teachers. We also need better parents. Better parents can make every teacher more effective.

Thomas Friedman

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TeacherGreatParentsBetterStop

Yes, 85 percent of the art you see isn't any good. But everyone has a different opinion about which 85 percent is bad. That in turn creates fantastically unstable interplay and argument.

Jerry Saltz

GoodArtOpinionYouBadArgument

Taking in a baseball game on TV is also a big treat.

Jerry Seinfeld

BaseballTreatGameBigTVTaking

Facebook is terrifying to the traditional games biz.

Jesse Schell

GamesFacebookTraditionalTerrifying

England and Greece are friends. English blood was shed on Greek soil in the war against fascism, and Greeks gave their lives to protect English pilots.

Melina Mercouri

WarFriendsBloodSoilProtect

A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.

John Milton

GoodBookSpiritMasterPrecious

I think anybody who is interested in keeping their money safe from the criminal banking system would want gold, silver, and Bitcoin.

Max Keiser

MoneyGoldThinkWantSilverSystem

As an actor, I think it is important you at least almost like the character that you're playing. Or can find a personal justification for the character as to why they're doing what they're doing.

John Hensley

CharacterThinkDoingYouFindWhy

There was a Japantown in San Francisco, but after the internment camps that locked up all the Japanese, Japantown shrunk down to just a couple tourist blocks.

Ann Nocenti

DownInternmentUpTouristLocked Up

I've always said that in politics, your enemies can't hurt you, but your friends will kill you.

Ann Richards

PoliticsHurtFriendsYouSaidWill

In a culture obsessed with happiness, Americans may not be allowing for acceptance that it's OK to sometimes not be perky.

Mary Pilon

HappinessCultureAcceptanceMayOK

I have two older brothers, and they were a huge part of life; we were very close. We used to run around and get into trouble. That's what I came from - that exploring nature.

Jonny Weston

LifeNatureTroubleRunExploring

My mother taught me to read in part by reading me Walt Disney comics, and I never stopped.

Diana Gabaldon

MotherMeReadingNeverReadComics

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