Rules to Live By
Mrs. Goodell
Admit When You've Made a Mistake
do not allow anyone to make judgments for you
True joy will never come at someone else's expense
Never, NEVER, Let anyone hold you back.
I, too, sing America
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.
Tomorrow,
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen,"
Then.
Besides,
They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed--
I, too, am America."
— Langston Hughes