We need schools to stand on the side of parents who want to teach good nutrition, not on the side of junk-food companies who want to teach bad nutrition.
Gary Ruskin
Related The first thing we teach is manners, how to stand side by side in the wash rack or wherever. GARY LASHINSKY We struggle with eating healthily, obesity, and access to good nutrition for everyone. But we have a... MARCUS SAMUELSSON We want Hillary to take the stand and not side with him on this issue. STEVE SMITH The food problem is a flavor problem. For half a century, we've been making the stuff people should ... MARK SCHATZKER We want to have somebody on the back side who understands the value of a good lead. We are not going... ERIC GORRELL [Communities that do step up to reverse poor nutrition trends often face considerable opposition fro... MARGO WOOTAN As a parent, you have to figure out how to shape your kid's character. You want to have human be... JOAN CUSACK The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn. MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn. ROBERTSON DAVIES Be who you want to be not what others think you should be. BILAL SAIF The question is: whose side are you on? Are you on the side of law enforcement agencies who want to ... CONRAD WORRILL Want to raise children who will be happy adults? Teach them not to whine. DENNIS PRAGER In a short time a group of commissioners arrived to begin organization of a new Indian agency in the... DEE BROWN How should I know?" said Alice, surprised at her own courage. "It's no business of mine." The Q... LEWIS CARROLL Those on the liberal side who want to change the sexual standards feel like they're persecuted by th... MARK TOOLEY Why should I shatter your wonderful fantasy with my boring reality? ~ Evie Snow CARRIE HOPE FLETCHER When we speak about 1.7 million people in need of urgent assistance, we refer to a food security, wa... MAXWELL GAYLARD We learned our lessons on the military side, and now we want to apply to police side. LT. COLFRED WELLMAN We want people to become educated about our water resources, and we believe that when we teach kids,... EILEEN TRAMONTANA We want to get people on our side, not against us. ERNESTO MEDINA If you want to park on the west side of downtown, come down on the west side. If you want to park ea... MARIBETH SMITH Arnold, which one is your good ear? I want to make sure I stand on the right side so you can hear me... LEE TREVINO There is a stronger emphasis on good nutrition, BARRY BREEN We do hit nutrition quite a bit in our schools. BRAD ROSE God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best. VOLTAIRE (FRANçOIS-MARIE AROUET) God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best. VOLTAIRE Primates need good nutrition, to begin with. Not only fruits and plants, but insects as well. RICHARD LEAKEY Now, we don't teach children in schools to be creative. We don't teach them to experiment. W... JAMES DYSON If we are serious about combating the childhood obesity epidemic and improving child nutrition, then... TOM HARKIN I still want to teach, but I didn't want to miss out on performing. AMANDA BOWER We do not need to teach our children how to fight. We need to teach our children the miraculousness ... DEBASISH MRIDHA Everything you want lies on the other side of learning to trust yourself. Take a chance. Have faith.... VIRONIKA TUGALEVA Ray was in the zone. I've been on the good side of that. Tonight I was on the bad side. GEORGE KARL Children are natural mimics who act like their parents despite every effort to teach them good manne... CHINESE PROVERBS The concept of being a locavore, or one who chooses whenever possible to incorporate locally grown o... TYLER FLORENCE Learn if you want to teach; teach if you want to learn. MATSHONA DHLIWAYO On the good side we would keep them from freezing. On the bad side we were more or less enabling the... FRED THOMAS There were many tie votes in the Texas House in 2005 on critical education bills, so a new Austin le... CAROLYN BOYLE I teach on that (East) side of the district and I know a lot of the East wrestlers. It isn't fun to ... DARRIN CUMMINGS Everybody need a partner to stand right by their side Not only down for the good times But a... WILL SMITH We don't want this argument to be obscured by those who would suggest that anyone who is for more an... DAVID KEENE The sweetest thing we ever had was, like, animal crackers in the pantry. I think my parents sort of ... ANDREW LUCK This is especially important nowadays with all the emphasis on obesity in children. We know that chi... JENNIFER PEHMOELLER Well, yelling real loud, that's an important skill to have, too. You never know when you might walk ... DIANE HAMMOND Parents need to teach their children principles of respect and acceptance. ZACHARY QUINTO For every person who wants to teach there are approximately thirty people who don't want to learn--m... W. C. SELLAR AND R. J. YEATMAN It's really a group of close friends who want to celebrate her memory and who teach new students abo... FELICIA LONDRE The lack of access to proper nutrition is not only fueling obesity, it is leading to food insecurity... TOM VILSACK The unfortunate thing is that, sometimes, we slip, but, fortunately, consciously or unconsciously, w... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH It feels like spoken words, this bridge. I want it but fear it. God, I want so desperately to reach ... MARKUS ZUSAK Some of it is we need to fill numbers, but the bigger side is this is a very talented freshman class... CHAD MITCHELL On Critique – Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach. Those who can’t do or teach, criticiz... MARSHA HINDS I think that public schools should not be allowed to teach any religion. The question is not whether... EMMA BONINO I think we're always in a continuous cycle of trying to attract people who really want to teach in a... CATHERINE SULLIVAN The landfill can serve as school of bad habits to teach bears to associate people with food. MATT AUSTIN How many Catholic schools do you think teach the students to question the authority of the Pope? Do ... NEAL BOORTZ I still want to coach and teach. At times, I'm not happy with some of the things that have gone on h... BOB VAUGHAN Friendship is a double-edged sword one side it can be great and true but the other side it spells be... GARY F EVANS... If you've been on this side, then you'll have more compassion and understanding for those still on t... UFUOMA APOKI Indeed, the study of universities and the great men and women who have attended them leads me to thi... PAUL JOHNSON Teach love, generosity, good manners and some of that will drift from the classroom to the home and ... ROGER MOORE Elected officials are supporting parents in protecting their children from the unrestrained marketin... HAROLD GOLDSTEIN School is where children spend most of their time, and it is where we lay the foundation for healthy... RICHARD J. CODEY I want to get to the moon. I want to go to Mars. DAVID MACKAY We've got to teach parents to expect their children to go on to college. There's a culture here of m... TOM WATSON We expected a serious weakening on the left side of the body, but we were surprised to see him move ... DR. JOSE COHEN We expected a serious weakening on the left side of the body, but we were surprised to see him move ... JOSE COHEN Are You On Our Side And You Want To Be Diffrent Or Are You On That Side And You Want To Throw A Foot... GERARD WAY Since acquiring major interests in Dole Food Company 28 years ago, educating the public on proper di... DAVID H. MURDOCK You can teach all sorts of things that improve the practice of management with people who are manage... HENRY MINTZBERG The main thing is to create positive change. We want to teach young people the game of basketball in... GIANCARLO FALCIONI We are not a nation that likes war. We just want everybody to be on his own side. CAMILLE CHAMOUN You can't cling to the side your whole life, that one lesson every parent needs to teach a child is ... JEANNETTE WALLS To much has happened too fast Dear Diary. What I want is for nothing to happen at all. I don't... LEE SMITH If we're going to teach it to all kids -- kids who might not naturally be abstract learners -- we ne... GAYLE GREEN I can teach anybody how to get what they want out of life. The problem is that I can't find anybody ... MARK TWAIN I can teach anybody how to get what they want out of life. The problem is that I can't find anybody... MARK TWAIN If we are going to change our diets, we first have to relearn the art of eating, which is a question... BEE WILSON Sure, these families would like us to make [adequate yearly progress]. But let's be realistic. They'... BILL BROWN I want to change the world. I want to be a part of culture. I want to help teach. BIG SEAN We want to teach you how to prevent them, WILLIAM STEWART Mr. Tools is now 85 days out and is doing extremely well, ... He's eating on his own, his nutrition ... LAMAN GRAY We have two good pitchers who complement each other. We do not want to put the pressure on her to ca... AL PEACOCK The market is still waiting for HSBC results, which will have a big impact on the direction of the m... ANDREW TO Property shares had a technical rebound, but interest rate concerns will still affect properties unt... ANDREW TO Bank of China's results were quite good; double-digit growth can be taken as good results for a bank... ANDREW TO The index tried to challenge 18,000 but failed, so that triggered profit taking. Tokyo's slide also ... ANDREW TO Trading seems to be focusing on selective counters because investors are cautious amid interest rate... ANDREW TO We're seeing a minor technical rebound after Wall Street rebounded from two days of losses. The key ... ANDREW TO Some investors have returned to pick up the stock at bargain prices. ANDREW TO I think the take-up for the placement is not too good and other property developers may be discourag... ANDREW TO We are afraid that our freedoms and liberties will be infringed in the future. ANDREW TO I think there was some minor selling pressure on telecom stocks as the market continued to see a wea... ANDREW TO There is an old saying that you're a product of your environment. Parents can only do so much wh... TAMER HASSAN We're always on the side of the animal that's being chased. We always seem to be on the side... NORMAN JEWISON You want to be bad, angel? I can teach you every position it comes in DEBRA ANASTASIA I know I want to teach them all that I have learned. I want to teach from my experiences. HEATHER RAINEY At the end of the day, the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott had to be converted into the 1964 Civil Right... KEITH ELLISON It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family. CONFUCIUS I always loose a little weight on the road, so I constantly have to be on top of my nutrition and hy... MATT CAMERON
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