"During the decades after Brown v. Board of Education there was terrific progress. Tens of thousands of public schools were integrated racially. During that time the gap between black and white achievement narrowed."

-- Jonathan Kozol

#School Quotes #Black And White Quotes #Achievement Quotes

“I work in areas related to child protection and family safety, women's empowerment, the creation of opportunities for youth, and culture and tourism. Daunting? Yes. Impossible? No. In fact, such challenges energize me.”
“I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.”
“After high school, I went to VCU and got a B.F.A. in theater. I got to do a bunch of stuff professionally throughout college. I actually got my SAG card in college.”

Source : "Happy Beginnings and 'Happy Endings' for Zachary Knighton". Interview with Jessica Gardner, www.backstage.com. February 23, 2012.
“Punishing desecration of the flag dilutes the very freedom that makes this emblem so revered.”

Source : "On Flag Burning, Trump Differs With Scalia but Agrees With Clinton" by Jacob Sullum, reason.com. November 29, 2016.
“Home is a place not only of strong affections, but of entire unreserve; it is life's undress rehearsal, its backroom, its dressing room.”
“Itâ€™s the mind itself which shapes the body.”
“Always educate yourself.”
“The world, even the smallest parts of it, is filled with things you don't know.”

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