"Is there an idea more radical in the history of the human race than turning your children over to total strangers whom you know nothing about, and having those strangers work on your child's mind, out of your sight, for a period of twelve years? Could there be a more radical idea than that? Back in Colonial days in America, if you proposed that kind of idea, they'd burn you at the stake, you mad person! It's a mad idea!"

-- John Taylor Gatto

#Children Quotes #America Quotes #Race Quotes

“Keep moving ahead because action creates momentum, which in turn creates unanticipated opportunities.”

Source : Nick Vujicic (2010). “Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life”, p.37, WaterBrook
“I've never quite understood the idea of a "season." Whenever an artistic director says to me, 'I have this slot,' I always start to feel we're parking cars or something.”
“In Jamaica, you learn as a child how to roll a joint. Everyone here has tried it. I did too”
“People give you a hard time about being a kid at twelve. They didn't want to give you Halloween candy anymore. They said things like, â€œIf this were the Middle Ages, you'd be married and you'd own a farm with about a million chickens on it.â€ They were trying to kick you out of childhood. Once you were gone, there was no going back, so you had to hold on as long as you could.”

Source : Heather O'Neill (2016). “Lullabies for Little Criminals: A Novel”, p.13, HarperCollins
“The fact that certain composers have been able to create first-class music within the medium of film proves that film music can be as good as the composer is gifted.”

Source : "Music for the Movies". Book by Tony Thomas, p. 209, 1973.
“All worthwhile journeys have big obstacles. It's the way of the world. The rewards go to those who can push through those trying moments and still manage to keep a smile on their face.”
“You see, the thing about dreams is that itâ€™s never really too late to make them come true.”

Source : Sherryl Woods (2017). “A Chesapeake Shores Collection Volume 2: Driftwood Cottage\Moonlight Cove\Beach Lane\An O'Brien Family Christmas”, p.128, MIRA
“Those who act on excitement act intermittently; this is hardly the way to avoid regression. Those whose understanding comes from emotional perceptions are as confused as they are enlightened; this is not a lamp that is constantly bright.”

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