"The number of poor, and poorly prepared, students who succeed in college and beyond undercuts the simplistic notion that economic or educational disadvantage is an excuse for failure, violent behavior, or indulgence in drugs."

-- Roland Merullo

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“We are dealing with the question of the 11 million people paying their taxes, having a path to legalization and, then, ultimately, to citizenship - tough issues, but we are coming together and I think we can do it.”
“Jadakiss is not no walk in no park. Nas is not no walk in no park. These are dudes that could have ended my career.”

Source : "Beanie Sigel Explains Jay-z Dis Track" by Shaheem Reid, www.mtv.com. October 30, 2009.
“Life is not orderly. No matter how we try to make life so, right in the middle of it we die, lose a leg, fall in love, drop a jar of applesauce. In summer, we work hard to make a tidy garden, bordered by pansies with rows or clumps of columbine, petunias, bleeding hearts. Then we find ourselves longing for the forest, where everything has the appearance of disorder; yet we feel peaceful there.”

Source : Natalie Goldberg (2011). “Wild Mind: Living the Writer’s Life”, p.6, Open Road Media
“I have a feeling that being in love sometimes means the projection of your desires onto another person. The important thing is that you like the other person, respect the other person and want to raise children with the other person.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“You know I feel very fortunate that my life has turned out the way that it has - whatever that means - I mean... you know, to say that I would be glad would mean that I planned it.”
“Without water the desert is nothing but a grave ...”

Source : Mildred Cable, Francesca French (1944). “The Gobi Desert”
“I think I might write a book. I like writing. People have asked me if I would get into politics, but I think I feel a lot more effective being a representative of truth through the arts.”
“But at the same time you can't assume that making a difference 20 years ago is going to allow you to sort of live on the laurels of those victories for the rest of your life”

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