Sarah Churchwell Quotes

'Sesame Street' was a pioneering educational T.V. show, intended to help underprivileged children. But even those of us middle-class kids spoilt for pedagogical choice couldn't get enough of it.

Sarah Churchwell

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ChildrenEnoughHelpChoiceStreet

Head Start graduates are more likely to graduate from high school and less likely to need special education, repeat a grade, or commit crimes in adolescence.

Joe Baca

EducationSchoolStartHigh School

The six of us gathered at my house, and we walked to the polls. I'll never forget it. Not a Negro was on the streets, and when we got to the courthouse, the clerk said he wanted to talk with us. When we got into his office, some 15 or 20 armed white men surged in behind us - men I had grown up with, had played with.

Medgar Evers

MenNever ForgetHouseWhiteForget

I am often invited to speak at colleges, and whenever I do Q and A's, a question that inevitably comes up is, 'How do you put up with the blogosphere?' It's a valid question, and I don't really know what answer to give. The truth is that I don't know what to do.

Meghan McCain

TruthI AmSpeakTruth IsYouKnow

Actually, my character needs to be questioned. On a regular basis. By people who know and love me.

John Ortberg

LoveCharacterPeopleMeLove Me

I'm old enough to remember Richard Nixon. They called it the imperial presidency when he was refusing to spend money that Congress had appropriated.

Angus King

MoneyEnoughRememberCongressOld

I was glad I liked chemistry.

Andy Grove

ChemistryGladLiked

When I first found out what a show runner was, I thought it was the strangest job I had heard of in my life.

Stephanie Savage

LifeJobThoughtMy LifeFirstOut

I am the people's politician. If the day should ever come when the people can't save me, I'll know I'm finished.

Shirley Chisholm

DayI AmPeopleMeKnowPolitician

I really want be of great value for the team.

Ruud van Nistelrooy

GreatValueTeamWantReally

I've at times in my past been so unhappy, and thought, like, 'I would give anything for this not to be happening.' And, you know, as people say, time passes, and then you think, 'I'm kind of glad that happened to me.'

Susan Choi

TimePastPeopleMeThinkThought

I used to buy scented poetry books on tour and read aloud to the band. Not what you'd expect, huh?

Suzi Quatro

PoetryYouBandBuyExpectUsed

I don't like it to be compared to 'Survivor.' The idea of 'Survivor' is to kill each other off to win the prize. There's no killing in Gilligan's Island.

Sherwood Schwartz

WinIslandSurvivorPrizeOffIdea

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