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When you introduce competition into the public school system, most studies show that schools start to do better when they are competing for students.
Bill Cosby
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I don't think Michael Bloomberg would say that his greatest skill is delivering the speech. He would say he's more of a nuts-and-bolts mayor-picking up the trash, dealing with the school system.
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My mother was told she couldn't go to medical school because she was a woman and a Jew. So she became a teacher in the New York City public school system.
Marilyn Hacker
My early education was in the public school system of Omaha, where, retrospectively, I realize that my high school training served me in good stead for the basic subjects of mathematics, English, foreign languages and history.
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If you're going to have a public subsidy to education, vouchers are clearly a better way of delivering it. They should result in some loosening up and privatization of the government school system.
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The school system has become a part of this huge government machine, governed by people who aren't close to the situation. That's why I'm a Republican. I believe in small government.
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The Dewey decimal system really works. So that's all I needed to know. Elementary school taught me that.
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I hated school because I liked to daydream and the system tried to stop me from that.


Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Alessia Cara
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I had the question asked of me before, 'What do you like better: singing or playing guitar?' If I'm gonna be totally truthful, if that microphone's in my hand, I'm loving it. When the guitar's in my hand, I'm a little nervous, but I'm still loving it.
Phil Anselmo
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When I was 5, I started taking singing lessons, and then, after 'School of Rock,' I started taking guitar lessons. I would always write songs and play them for my friends, and I would play my guitar on the set a lot.
Miranda Cosgrove
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The Tinted Windows shows were very fun but it's very different for me as a performer. I'm not playing music - I'm just singing and I missed that. I miss rocking out on keys, drums, guitar... whatever it is.
Taylor Hanson
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I've always enjoyed singing and can't recall a time in my life where I wasn't singing. I'm most grateful for the strength I have in that department. I have a lot of bad habits on the guitar which limits my playing ability. But I get a little better each year.
Jason Mraz
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Money buys the most experienced teachers, less-crowded classrooms, high-quality teaching materials, and after-school programs.
Robert Reich
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As early as the autumn of 1862, I was made very happy by being sent to school.


John Sergeant Wise
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Arranging is the way I put my stamp on my music as much as my guitar playing.


Lee Ritenour
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God is playing my guitar, I am with God when I play.


Link Wray
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