Country Vocal Performance

Famous quotes containing the words country, vocal and/or performance:

    “In our country today, very few children are raised to believe that their principal destiny is to serve their family, their country, or God.”
    —Benjamin Spock (b. 1903)

    “If I feel strongly, I say it. I know I can do more good by being vocal than by staying quiet. I’d have a whole lot more money if I lied, but I wouldn’t enjoy spending it.”
    —Martina Navratilova (b. 1956)

    “The child to be concerned about is the one who is actively unhappy, [in school].... In the long run, a child’s emotional development has a far greater impact on his life than his school performance or the curriculum’s richness, so it is wise to do everything possible to change a situation in which a child is suffering excessively.”
    —Dorothy H. Cohen (20th century)