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You have to give kids from ordinary families a ladder. You have to show them there's a way out. Tony Parsons familygivekid Change image and share on social
Tattoos are so widespread, so ugly and so very, very permanent. You can, in theory, have them removed - but a large chunk of your living flesh will go with it. Tony Parsons chunkfleshlarge Change image and share on social
There's no reason why you can't deliver a grammar-school curriculum to an all-ability intake. Toby Young abilitycurriculumdeliver Change image and share on social
I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school. Daniel Tammet amountconsiderablyfiction share on social
I wish to be useful, and every kind of service necessary to the public good becomes honorable by being necessary. Nathan Hale goodhonorablekind Change image and share on social