Richard Rodriguez Quotes About Giving

• There was a poll released yesterday that said most people would rather give up sex than give up their cell phones.

  Richard Rodriguez

  Sex, Giving Up, Phones

  Source: www.believermag.com

• Cuando la monja irlandesa me dijo: "Di tu nombre alto y claro para que te oigan todos los chicos y chicas", me estaba pidiendo que utilizara el lenguaje en público, con desconocidos. Esa es la instrucción adecuada que debe dar una maestra. Si me dijera: "Ahora vamos a hablar en español, como haces en casa. Puedes susurrarme lo que quieras, y voy a llamarte por un apodo, como hace tu madre", eso sería inapropiado. Las aulas no son para la intimidad.

  Richard Rodriguez

  Niña, Madre, Profesora

  Source: www.teachingbooks.net

• I became a writer not because my father was one - my father made false teeth for a living. I became a writer because the Irish nuns who educated me taught me something about bravery with their willingness to give so much to me.

  Richard Rodriguez

  Father, Giving, Bravery

  Source: www.teachingbooks.net

• I think what education gives you is a voice. It gives you a way of talking to a judge. When a policeman pulls you off to the side of the road, you have a voice. When you cross a border, you have a voice. When you are writing to express your opinions, you have a voice.

  Richard Rodriguez

  Escribir, pensar, hablar

  Source: www.believermag.com

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