"The less literate are the first to fail and drop out of school."

-- Stephen D. Krashen

#School Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Failing Quotes

“If you are going to think black, think positive about it. Don't think down on it, or think it is something in your way. And this way, when you really do want to stretch out and express how beautiful black is, everybody will hear you.”
“I get told I'm too good-looking for a lot of roles. They don't write roles people would think I'm supposed to play as often as they used to - the rom-com pretty-boy storylines.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com
“They all knew this, but this didn't stop them from good-naturedly crowding around the front door every time it opened, every single time, despite the fact that they were never -EVER- let into the house. I loved this particularly fine thing about dogs: Despite a lifetime of denied entrance, hope never died in their hearts.”
“The European powers had been anxious to see the United States become embroiled in a civil war and eventually break into two smaller and weaker nations. That would pave the way for their further colonization of Latin American without fear of the Americans being able to enforce the Monroe Doctrine.”
“Building a better you is the first step to building a better America.”
“It can be a little difficult to command attention when surrounded by lunatics,”

Source : Adam Foulds (2009). “The Quickening Maze”, p.17, Random House
“Go find very early versions of things: the first TV pilot of a later-successful TV show; early audition tapes by famous actors; early demos by famous musicians. Focus on these early examples, not what they became over the next 20 years. Remember that what you're doing will constantly improve.”

Source : "Brave Interview: Derek Sivers". Interview with Margie Warrell, www.business2community.com. July 5, 2015.
“People don't need to become more aware of povertyâ€”they need to know how to end it,”

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