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.
The choices we make about the lives we live determine the kinds of legacies we leave. - Tavis Smiley
The choices we make about the lives we live determine the kinds of legacies we leave.
- Tavis Smiley
I learned early on that it's heartbreaking to - there's the editor that comes in, and then they have to craft the movie together, and sometimes you g… - Tavis Smiley
I learned early on that it's heartbreaking to - there's the editor that comes in, and then they have to craft the movie together, and sometimes you g…
We need to elect leaders who understand that leadership is about loving and serving people, not about self-advancement. - Tavis Smiley
We need to elect leaders who understand that leadership is about loving and serving people, not about self-advancement.
Regardless of your race, religion or political affiliation, never hesitate to question those in authority. - Tavis Smiley
Regardless of your race, religion or political affiliation, never hesitate to question those in authority.
Take your focus off how others see you. Cease being obsessed with the need to impress your friends and your foes. Keep your concern on the vision you… - Tavis Smiley
Take your focus off how others see you. Cease being obsessed with the need to impress your friends and your foes. Keep your concern on the vision you…
Sometimes rejection in life is really redirection. - Tavis Smiley
Sometimes rejection in life is really redirection.
I don't think I'd live anything over, even though I've made a lot of mistakes. I have learned how to see failure as a friend. So, I'm not one to live… - Tavis Smiley
I don't think I'd live anything over, even though I've made a lot of mistakes. I have learned how to see failure as a friend. So, I'm not one to live…
In some states, not even 50 percent of black boys finish high school. - Tavis Smiley
In some states, not even 50 percent of black boys finish high school.
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 … - Tavis Smiley
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 …
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