But for the children of the poorest people we're stripping the curriculum, removing the arts and music, and drilling the children into useful labor. We're not valuing a child for the time in which she actually is a child. Jonathan Kozol artchildcurriculum share on social
You can meet a young person who goes to school and is really enthusiastic, but if a sufficiently strong personality convinces them that this is a waste of time, that person might flunk out. Stanley Crouch convinceenthusiasticflunk Change image and share on social
I've never written a children's book, but when people meet me for the first time and I say I write books, they invariably reply, 'Children's books?' Maybe it's something about my face. Sophie Kinsella bookchildface Change image and share on social
It would absolutely suck if you paid a few bucks for a book only to find that on the first page it said, 'Once upon a time they all lived happily ever after' and the rest of the book was blank. Simon Travaglia absolutelyblankbook Change image and share on social
There have been times when I've reflected on my international career and just thought: 'Well that was a massive waste of time.' Sorry for sounding sour, but my best mate, David Beckham, got butchered after the World Cup in 1998, then my brother, Phil, after Euro 2000. Gary Neville beckhambrotherbutcher share on social
It was bloody difficult getting followed around all the time. Shane Warne bloodydifficulttime Change image and share on social
I'm not great at dealing with death, I have to say. I find death very hard: my mum, my dad, Sid Vicious. I'm not a monster; I feel it and it scares me. One death at a time, please, is all my heart will bear. John Lydon beardaddeal share on social
Most cars are parked at any point in time; my estimate is that I use my car about three percent of the time. Sebastian Thrun carestimatepark Change image and share on social
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so. Douglas Adams doublyillusionlunchtime Change image and share on social
I've looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I think he has me on the ropes. Douglas MacArthur deatheyehave Change image and share on social
