LZ Granderson

Journalist

1972-03-11

Quotes by LZ Granderson

• Complete strangers can stand silent next to each other in an elevator and not even look each other in the eye. But at a concert, those same strangers could find themselves dancing and singing together like best friends. That's the power of music.

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• Teachers are not glorified babysitters with summers off. Their profession fuels all others, and on a normal day that is amazing enough in and of itself.

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• Children may be born angels, but with all the temptations out there in the world, it takes work to try to keep them that way.

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• It only takes 140 characters to toss one's character out the window.

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• I haven't dunked since Bill Clinton was in office, so I'm just happy for anyone who can do so without a trampoline.

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• You know for years, I've heard financial experts stress the importance of teaching your kids about money, but it wasn't until I saw my own son's perspective change that I became a true believer.

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• The ugly truth is it's the spineless parents who parade their undisciplined children around like royalty that make people dislike kids.

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• With technology and social media and citizen journalism, every rock that used to go unturned is now being flipped, lit and put on TV.

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• Some of us have become so addicted to pointing fingers at others for all the wrong that happens in our lives that self-assessment has become synonymous with blaming the victim.

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• My mother can certainly be rough around the edges at times, but she also taught me to have compassion for people who have been wronged. She taught me to empathize with those who have made mistakes.

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