"You can't create a successful politics of support for public education on the basis of asking voters not to care about skills, and tests that measure skills, at all."

-- Nicholas Lemann

#Successful Quotes #Skills Quotes #Support Quotes

“Accidents ambush the unsuspecting, often violently, just like love.”

Source : Andrew Davidson (2008). “The Gargoyle”, p.5, Anchor
“The innocent moon, that nothing does but shine,Moves all the labouring surges of the world.”

Source : Francis Thompson (2002). “Poems of Francis Thompson”, p.77, A&C Black
“I am sorry to say that sometimes matters of very small importance waste a good deal of precious time, by the long and repeated speeches and chicanery of gentlemen who will not wholly throw off the lawyer even in Congress.”
“I'm becoming more and more apolitical - I think the most revolutionary thing you can do is just live your life and have a good time. Before they scoop you up on the street or you die.”
“Everything bigger than life attracts a crowd.”
“There's nothing better than not knowing what's going to happen until you put the pieces together.”

Source : "Eric Roberson Interview – 'Tigallerro' Album with Phonte, Sol Village Show, Next Project". Youknowigotsoul.com Interview, youknowigotsoul.com. August 23, 2016.
“I was extremely excited personally about the Obama-Biden victory.”
“Security is like virginity: you're either a virgin or you're not. You either have security or you don't.”

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