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But for the children of the poorest people were stripping the curr

But for the children of the poorest people were stripping the curriculum, removing the arts and music, and drilling the children into useful labor. Were not valuing a child for the time in which she actually is a child. – Jonathan Kozol

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If you grow up in the South Bronx today or in south-central Los Angeles or Pittsburgh or Philadelphia, you quickly come to understand that you have been set apart and that theres no will in this society to bring you back into the mainstream. – Jonathan Kozol

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Society
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When I was teaching in the 1960s in Boston, there was a great deal of hope in the air. Martin Luther King Jr. was alive, Malcolm X was alive great, great leaders were emerging from the southern freedom movement. – Jonathan Kozol

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Freedom
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No Child Left Behinds fourth-grade gains arent learning gains, theyre testing gains. Thats why they dont last. The law is a distraction from things that really count. – Jonathan Kozol

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Learning
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Distance doesnt exist, in fact, and neither does time. Vibrations from love or music can be felt everywhere, at all times. – Yoko Ono

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What annoys the hell out of me is the arrogance of some people. They dont even listen to our music, they decided in advance that they dont like it. – Billie Joe Armstrong

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I write the vocals last, because I wanted to invent the music first and push the music to the level that I had to compete against it. – Axl Rose

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I maintain that when I finally retire from my career in music, I will go and live back in Wales – when I am an old person, if I live to be an old person. The water I miss, and the air, theres something different about it. And I miss the simple life. – Ellie Goulding

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Another good reducing exercise consists in placing both hands against the table edge and pushing back. – Robert Quillen

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The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature. – Anne Frank

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Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity, or registering wrongs. – Charlotte Bronte

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I believe that the fight against crime starts in the home. Parents must take responsibility for their children and show them love and guidance from an early age so they learn to respect the rights of others. – Blanche Lincoln

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