Home
Topics
Authors
:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Tavis Smiley Quotes

That is still the case in this country for too many students, the soft bigotry of low expectations. If you don't expect them to learn, if you don't expect them to succeed - then it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Tavis Smiley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: September 13, 1964

Topics

Succeed Expectations Learn You Low

We always play clubs. It's not something that I feel above. Those are my favorite shows because they're intimate, they're tight, their sweaty, they're hot. You're close to the people. Those are my favorites.

Joan Jett

People Feel You Play Hot Always

One of the most obvious parts of my character is the smile, and if I wasn't comfortable in myself then I wouldn't be able to smile so much.

Max Walker

Smile Character Myself Comfortable

I don't know any Mormon that doesn't have warm memories of their family.

Robert Lopez

Family Memories Warm Know Mormon

Grief doesn't have a plot. It isn't smooth. There is no beginning and middle and end.

Ann Hood

Grief Beginning End Middle Plot

I grew up where my parents would literally shove me in the car rather than have to say hello to a neighbor.

Amy Sherman-Palladino

Car Parents Me Neighbor Say Hello

Sometimes when you have a record out, you think you're going to go in at No. 1 but you go in at No. 8. So your second record has to be better. That's how I treat it.

Simon Cowell

Treat Think Better You Go Sometimes

It's a neutralizing mantra to say to everybody, 'I come in peace.' I come in peace. That's why it's important.

RuPaul

Peace Important Say Why Mantra Come

It seldom happens that any felicity comes so pure as not to be tempered and allayed by some mixture of sorrow.

Miguel de Cervantes

Sorrow Pure Happens Seldom Some Any

Punctuality is the politeness of kings.

Louis XVIII of France

Kings Politeness Punctuality

In a sense, the music business and I haven't always been the best of bedfellows. Artists often have to fight their corner. Your music goes through these filters of record labels and media, and you're hoping you'll find someone who'll help you get your work into the world.

Annie Lennox

Work Business Music Best Fight Help

I can tap dance a little bit.

Ansel Elgort

Dance I Can Little Tap Little Bit

As for when to reform the yuan, there is no timetable yet.

Wu Yi

Reform Timetable Yuan