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Clips from Lean on Me

"to learn"
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"to work for what you want."
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"The alternative is to waste your time"
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"and to fall into the trap"
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"of crime, drugs, and death."
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"Does everyone understand that?"
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"Do all of you understand me?"
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"Then welcome to the new eastside high."
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"Mr. Clark don't play."
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"What happened this morning is an outrage."
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"My boy's no criminal."
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"Those children belong in school,"
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"not back out on the street."
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"You're a fascist, clark!"
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"Our kids don't deserve this!"
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"Some of them are smart."
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"They're just discouraged"
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"about their chances out there,"
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"what kind of jobs they got waitin'."
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"Now what kind of chance do they have?"
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"He insulted the black football coach."
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"The man's gone crazy."
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"He's declared war on his own people."
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"Remember, miss barrett,"
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"mr. Clark was nice enough"
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"to come to this emergency meeting"
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"after a very trying day."
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"I think we owe him a chance to respond."
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"They say"
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"one bad apple spoils the bunch."
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"Man: My son ain't no bad apple!"
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"Well, what about 300?"
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"Rotten to the core."
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"Now, you're right, mrs. Barrett."
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"This is a war."
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"It's a war to save 2,700 other students,"
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"most of whom don't have the basic skills"
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"to pass the state exam."
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"Now, if you want to help us, fine."
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"Sit down with your kids and make them study."
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"Go get your families off welfare."
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"How dare you talk about welfare!"
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"Give our children some pride."
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"Let them get their priorities straight."
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"When dr. Napier came to me"
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"offering this job,"
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"i saw the lightning flash."
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"All right!"
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"I heard the thunder roll!"
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"Give it to 'em!"
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"I felt breakers crashing, swamping my soul."
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"We are not in church, mr. Clark!"
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"I fell down on my knees..."
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"and i cried, "my god..."
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"why has thou forsaken me?""
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"Tell 'em about it."
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"And the lord said, "joe, you're no damn good.""
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"No, no. I mean this..."
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"more than you realize."
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""You're no earthly good at all"
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""unless you take this opportunity"
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"and do whatever you have to.""
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"And he didn't say, "joe, be polite.""
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"Do whatever you have to"
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"to transform and transmogrify this school"
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"into a special place,"
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"where the hearts and souls and minds of the young"
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"can rise,"
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"where they can grow tall and blossom"
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"out from under the shadows of the past,"
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"where the minds of the young are set free."
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"That's right!"
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"And i gave my word to god."
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"And that's why i threw those bastards out."
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"And that's all i'm going to say."
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"Mr. Clark, i wanted to talk to you"
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"about those kids you threw out yesterday."
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"Well, what about them?"
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"I was one of them,"
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"but you made some kind of mistake."
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"Mistake?"
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"Yes, sir."
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"What's your name, son?"
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"Sams. Thomas sams."
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"Thomas sams. You're a freshman?"
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"Yes, sir."
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"Cutting class and smoking crack, mr. Sams."
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"There's no mistake."
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"No, sir. It wasn't me, sir. I swear it wasn't."
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"It wasn't you?"
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"No."
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"Do you think i'm stupid, son?"
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"No, sir."
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"Yes, you do."
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"You're trying to con a con man."
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"You're not even learning anything"
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"on the streets, are you?"
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"You come with me."
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"What are you doing? What's up here?"
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"Now, let me tell you something."
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"The trouble with being a teenager"
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"is you don't know nothing."
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"You think you're smarter than people who've already been"
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"down the road you're traveling."
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"You know what i'm saying?"
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"Do you?"
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"Yes, sir."
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"Did you tell your father i threw you out of school?"
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"Look at me, damn it!"
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"No, sir."
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"Why not? No guts, huh?"
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"Afraid of what he'll say, aren't you?"
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"My father doesn't live with us anymore, sir."
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"Is that what you're doing?"
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"Going around feeling sorry for yourself?"
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"Get out of here! You're wasting my time!"
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"Please let me back, sir."
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"I have to get back at school."
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"I can't tell my mama i got kicked out."
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"Now, why should i let you back into my school?"
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