Jonathan Kozol quotes and words of wisdom

"More mony is put into prisons than into schools. That, in itself, is the description of a nation bent on suicide. I mean, what is more precious to us than our own children? We are going to build alot more prisons if we do not deal with the schools and their inequalities."
Found in the topic School.

"Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win."
Found in the topic Big.

Interesting Quotes

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.Douglas Adams - English humorist & science fiction novelist (1952 - 2001)

Every generation thinks it has the answers, and every generation is humbled by nature.Phillip Lubin