Quotes
Authors
Sol Stern
"To my knowledge, no progressive educator has ever suggested that children didn't need to know the "mere facts" about the contributions of African Americans to our society." --
Source : Sol Stern (2003). “Breaking Free: Public School Lessons and the Imperative of School Choice”
Sol Stern
#Children Quotes
#African American Quotes
#Needs Quotes
“Readers tend to devour short stories on a newssheet, but would be disinclined to read them in collections”
“Santa Monica was a big song, and I always knew it would be radio friendly. But its not a defining song for me, though for a lot of people it is.”
“Given continued high rates of population increase, all environmental victories are temporary.”
“The reality we live in is selected by our conceptual definitions. You and I may be in the same physical space, but each of us will see it as entirely different.”
“I've never been one to get up on a soapbox and preach. I just live my life the way I live my life.”
Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“. . . the deer, the horse, the great eagle, these are our brothers. The rocky crests, the juices in the meadows, the body heat of the pony and man - all belong to the same family. . . . The White Man must treat the beasts of this land as his brothers.”
“Most of the pollution in the water already is dead animal and plant matter and building debris, ... good stagnant nursery for mosquitoes.”
“And we all get mired in the bullshit, the personality quirks, the personality disorders (ours and everyone else's), the jealousy, the disappointment, the blocks, the financial struggle, our egos, I do it too, I do it too, but if you can't remember it is all about the work and nothing else then I can't help you and you can't help yourself and you will lose. I promise you. You will lose.”