Zient Quotes & Sayings

He who brings ridicule to bear against truth finds in his hand a blade without a hilt. — Walter Savage Landor

Charming people live up to the very edge of their charm, and behave as outrageously as the world lets them. — Logan Pearsall Smith

Every student, without exception,
should be able to succeed well
at something consequential. — Ted Sizer

Your main contribution is spray painting your nickname on other people's things. And my cousin, who's a 'gangster', he's like, 'No, Tash, you don't understand; you throw a fat piece up there, that piece is yours.' I'm like, 'No one thinks you own Costco.' — Natasha Leggero

Lord, but why don't you go to this lawyer yourself and tell him the whole business in private? They say he was invited from Petersburg for three thousand. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

When teachers doubt your potential, show them how wrong they truly are. — Ace Antonio Hall

I had been someplace none of my friends or family would ever go, smelled the smells and seen the sights. — Drew Nellins Smith

I weigh my words before I say them. They're one thing I do have control over. And so I am purposeful with them. Deliberate. I decide what to give and what to hide. I watch for reactions. I study their impact. — Megan Miranda