"President Obama still places far too much emphasis on relentless testing with standardized exams."

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Jonathan Kozol

#President Quotes #Too Much Quotes #Exam Quotes

“I'd like to make time slow down.”
“Perform your long and heavy task with energy, treading the path to which Fate has been pleased to call you.”
“It was hard. I came to grips with a lot of difficulties that I've overcome. Each challenge kind of makes you who you are. It wasn't always a good thing. I have my own struggles in my life because of the things I was forced to overcome.”
“At the beginning of the week, I roast a ton of vegetables so I can use them for the next few days. I also plan out meals in advance.”
“I'm a child of the Women's Movement. I always believed that I could do anything. That women didn't have to be limited in any way.”
“I've been identified with pink throughout my career, but I'm not as crazy about it as I've led people to believe. My favorite colors are actually neutrals â€” black and white â€” but then who thinks of a movie queen in black and white? Everything has to be in living color.”
“I have often photographed when I am not in tune with nature but the photographs look as if I had been. So I conclude that something in nature says, 'Come and take my photograph.' So I do, regardless of how I feel.”
“The mistake is that we cling to the body when it is the spirit that is really immortal.”

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