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“Institutional nepotism might be tolerated in prosperous times. Setbacks can become crises, however, when there is incompetence in key positions at crucial moments.”

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“Like MacMillan and the clique of teachers and the coaches who all went to the same church and barbecued at one another's houses, much of the country's small-bore civil servants were itching to do some repressing of their own. Millions of Dick Cheney wannabes swelling the ranks, enjoying their little authoritarian fiefdoms.”

Patriotism Conformity Censorship Repression Authoritarianism Jingoism Conformism Cliques

Book:Ohio

Source: Ohio

“A great teacher makes being in her class more wonderful than being in the coolest clique.”

Teaching Bullying Teachers Cliques

Book:Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children

Source: Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children

“You're in History class with me, right, Kim? Russian history with Mr. Ross? Well, guess what? My sister and her horrible friends are like Stalin and his cabinet. You're only in until someone decides you're a traitor and then you're out. Your days are numbered.”

Bullying Standing Up For Others Cliques

Book:Keedie

Source: Keedie

“Do you have any advice for your readers? Lead the life that’s yours instead of faking someone else’s.”

Inspiration Spirituality Self Help New Age

Author:Sandy Nathan

“My major takeaway from Ron, now that I have a chance to reflect, is that getting a job is like gaining acceptance into an eighth-grade clique. There exists an elite consisting of people who hold jobs and have the power to confer that status on others, and my task is to penetrate this elite. Since my actual eighth-grade status never advanced beyond that of loathsome pariah and nerd, I have no practical experience of elite crashing, but it makes sense to include a ruthless scrutiny of the “product” I am trying to sell.”

Jobs Elites Networking Socializing Job Hunting Cliques

Book:Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream

Source: Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream

“A remarkable woman is not moved by those who make mean remarks about her. Her main focus is on making her mark.”

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Book:Woman of Virtue: Power-Filled Quotes for a Powerful Woman

Source: Woman of Virtue: Power-Filled Quotes for a Powerful Woman

“I was always eating the subsidized food from the high altitude cafeteria in professional astronomy. It was free, so I would eat it. The food was low quality at every astronomical observatory I worked at.”

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Author:Steven Magee

“If you think you got away with making a High School Musical reference without me mercilessly mocking you for it, you’re wrong. I’m saving it for later”

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Book:Tweet Cute

Source: Tweet Cute

“Cindy thought Godzilla was great. She liked him better than her ant farm. After all, there wasn’t much you could do with pet ants except watch them work. We played with Godzilla all afternoon, and all the next day, too. Godzilla liked it when we made tunnels out of grocery bags.”

Pets Cindy Godzilla Ate My Homework Ant Farm

Book:Godzilla Ate My Homework

Source: Godzilla Ate My Homework

“Todd had dinner at Danny’s that night. Danny’s mother served fried chicken and mashed potatoes. Then she and Danny’s father argued all through dinner about where to go on their vacation, and whether or not they should save the money and buy a couch instead. Danny seemed really embarrassed about his parents’ loud arguing. But Todd didn’t mind it at all. He was so happy to relax and eat and not worry about finding any long, purple worms on his plate or in his glass.”

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Book:Go Eat Worms!

Source: Go Eat Worms!

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