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Tavis Smiley Quotes

My acting gives me my self-worth Picture Quote #1

This administration and these folk who run Washington are no more interested in our welfare and our well being than the man on the moon. And we have got to start taking our destiny into our hands Picture Quote #1

I think when I stop fighting, I die in a sense Picture Quote #1

I grew. Going outside my comfort zone is a big one for me Picture Quote #1

This is not a skill problem, this is a will problem. Does America have the will to make education a priority? We know the things that work. Why don’t we scale up those things that do work Picture Quote #1

I love my cross-sectioned, cross-cultural audience. Some of them are doing better than the average guy, but my audience has always been people who are struggling to stay in the middle class Picture Quote #1

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Struggling to stay in the middle class, and I love that. That’s me and my dad and my family Picture Quote #1

Troubled times do call for troubled songs, songs that unsettle our souls and our spirits unapologetically Picture Quote #1

I thought our community should have a deep dialogue to make black America better. I believe if we make black America better, we make all of America better Picture Quote #1

Jamestown changed the world in many ways, but perhaps it shaped our nation most profoundly the day Africans arrived. I can’t think of a more relevant place to talk about the issues facing our community today than the place where African culture became American culture Picture Quote #1

That is still the case in this country for too many students, the soft bigotry of low expectations. If you don’t expect them to learn, if you don’t expect them to succeed - then it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy Picture Quote #1

We give you the facts. I told you information is power - knowledge is power. We can’t be in an ideological battle to redeem the soul of this country if we don’t have the facts Picture Quote #1

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Leonard Pitts, Jr. is the most insightful and inspiring columnist of his generation Picture Quote #1

I’m very musically curious and I love new experience. I’m an adventurer. Some people want to sort of stay in a safe zone and repeat the same things and give them more depth, and I want to do new things all the time Picture Quote #1

He was a humanist then, he’s a humanist now, and to my mind John Carlos is an authentic American hero Picture Quote #1

John Carlos provided the world with one of the most iconic images of the 1960s with his Black Power salute after a medal-winning performance at the 1968 summer games Picture Quote #1

Struggling to stay in the middle class, and I love that. That’s me and my dad and my family Picture Quote #1

We - again, the, the, the, the bastardization and the demonization over the last few years of teachers and of unions and of collective bargaining, that is not the answer Picture Quote #1

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This is not a skill problem, this is a will problem. Does America have the will to make education a priority? We know the things that work. Why don’t we scale up those things that do work Picture Quote #1

In some states, not even 50 percent of black boys finish high school Picture Quote #1

Regardless of your race, religion or political affiliation, never hesitate to question those in authority Picture Quote #1

Why don’t we scale up those things that do work Picture Quote #1

What determines your altitude in life is your attitude Picture Quote #1

Don’t envy someone else’s gift. Discover your own Picture Quote #1

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Losing teaches you something Picture Quote #1

Live just because or live your life for a cause Picture Quote #1

Poverty and wealth inequality are a form of instability into the future Picture Quote #1

History is replete with examples of moments in time when we talk about deficit reduction and try to advance on it around the world, that is, where it leads to job losses, not job creation Picture Quote #1

I think, for most of us is that once you get to a certain place in your career you’re not having to elbow and knock people around and audition for parts Picture Quote #1

The storm came. Lives were washed away. Ancient pains resurfaced. Now it is time for a sea of change Picture Quote #1

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My acting gives me my self-worth (Tavis Smiley Quotes) This administration and these folk who run Washington are no more interested in our welfare and our well being than the man on the moon. And we have got to start taking our destiny into our hands (Tavis Smiley Quotes) I think when I stop fighting, I die in a sense (Tavis Smiley Quotes) I grew. Going outside my comfort zone is a big one for me (Tavis Smiley Quotes) This is not a skill problem, this is a will problem. Does America have the will to make education a priority? We know the things that work. Why don’t we scale up those things that do work (Tavis Smiley Quotes) I love my cross-sectioned, cross-cultural audience. Some of them are doing better than the average guy, but my audience has always been people who are struggling to stay in the middle class (Tavis Smiley Quotes) Struggling to stay in the middle class, and I love that. That’s me and my dad and my family (Tavis Smiley Quotes) Troubled times do call for troubled songs, songs that unsettle our souls and our spirits unapologetically (Tavis Smiley Quotes) I thought our community should have a deep dialogue to make black America better. I believe if we make black America better, we make all of America better (Tavis Smiley Quotes) Jamestown changed the world in many ways, but perhaps it shaped our nation most profoundly the day Africans arrived. I can’t think of a more relevant place to talk about the issues facing our community today than the place where African culture became American culture (Tavis Smiley Quotes) That is still the case in this country for too many students, the soft bigotry of low expectations. If you don’t expect them to learn, if you don’t expect them to succeed - then it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy (Tavis Smiley Quotes) We give you the facts. I told you information is power - knowledge is power. We can’t be in an ideological battle to redeem the soul of this country if we don’t have the facts (Tavis Smiley Quotes) Leonard Pitts, Jr. is the most insightful and inspiring columnist of his generation (Tavis Smiley Quotes) I’m very musically curious and I love new experience. I’m an adventurer. Some people want to sort of stay in a safe zone and repeat the same things and give them more depth, and I want to do new things all the time (Tavis Smiley Quotes) He was a humanist then, he’s a humanist now, and to my mind John Carlos is an authentic American hero. (Tavis Smiley Quotes) John Carlos provided the world with one of the most iconic images of the 1960s with his Black Power salute after a medal-winning performance at the 1968 summer games. (Tavis Smiley Quotes) Struggling to stay in the middle class, and I love that. That’s me and my dad and my family. (Tavis Smiley Quotes) We - again, the, the, the, the bastardization and the demonization over the last few years of teachers and of unions and of collective bargaining, that is not the answer. (Tavis Smiley Quotes) This is not a skill problem, this is a will problem. Does America have the will to make education a priority? We know the things that work. Why don’t we scale up those things that do work. (Tavis Smiley Quotes) In some states, not even 50 percent of black boys finish high school (Tavis Smiley Quotes) Regardless of your race, religion or political affiliation, never hesitate to question those in authority (Tavis Smiley Quotes) Why don’t we scale up those things that do work (Tavis Smiley Quotes) What determines your altitude in life is your attitude (Tavis Smiley Quotes) Don’t envy someone else’s gift. Discover your own (Tavis Smiley Quotes) Losing teaches you something (Tavis Smiley Quotes) Live just because or live your life for a cause (Tavis Smiley Quotes) Poverty and wealth inequality are a form of instability into the future (Tavis Smiley Quotes) History is replete with examples of moments in time when we talk about deficit reduction and try to advance on it around the world, that is, where it leads to job losses, not job creation (Tavis Smiley Quotes) I think, for most of us is that once you get to a certain place in your career you’re not having to elbow and knock people around and audition for parts (Tavis Smiley Quotes) The storm came. Lives were washed away. Ancient pains resurfaced. Now it is time for a sea of change (Tavis Smiley Quotes)

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