Quote by Spike Lee
My grandmother lived to be 100 years old. Her grandmother was a sl

My grandmother lived to be 100 years old. Her grandmother was a slave, yet she was a college graduate in the Spellman class of 1917. She taught art for 50 years and she saved her Social Security checks for her childrens education. – Spike Lee

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We grew up in a very creative environment and were exposed to the arts at a very young age, so its not a surprise that all of us are in some form of the arts. – Spike Lee

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It has been my observation that parents kill more dreams than anybody. – Spike Lee

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In more than 20 years Ive spent studying the issue, I have yet to hear a convincing argument that college football has anything do with what is presumably the primary purpose of higher education: academics. – H. G. Bissinger

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Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow. – Anthony J. DAngelo

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Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization. – Lincoln Steffens

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