---
title: "20 Michael Skolnik Quotes"
description: "Michael Skolnik has 20 quotes on SMS4Smile. Browse their most insightful sayings."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-michael-skolnik-27872.jpg"
---

![Portrait of Michael Skolnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-michael-skolnik-27872.jpg)

# Michael Skolnik

 **20** quotes in **161** categories

Rate this collection:  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★   No ratings yet

##  Quotes by Michael Skolnik

> [Do ballet and play football. Sing and dance. Laugh and cry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/do-ballet-and-play-football-sing-and-dance-laugh-and-cry/)

[Michael Skolnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/)

[Ballet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ballet/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/844/michael-skolnik-27872_ballet_do-ballet-and-play-football-sing-and-dan_936566.jpg)

> [ Stop the bullsh\*t. Stop drawing lines in the sand like previous generations \[have done\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/stop-the-bullsh-t-stop-drawing-lines-in-the-sand-like-previous/)

[Michael Skolnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/)

[Done](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/done/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/faf/michael-skolnik-27872_done_stop-the-bullsh-t-stop-drawing-lines-in_3233179.jpg)

> [I think leading by example is important, as I know the next generation is watching us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/i-think-leading-by-example-is-important-as-i-know-the-next-generation/)

[Michael Skolnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/)

[Example](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/example/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/565/michael-skolnik-27872_example_i-think-leading-by-example-is-important_3584.jpg)

> [Let us not aspire to four-year goals but rather forty-year goals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/let-us-not-aspire-to-four-year-goals-but-rather-forty-year-goals/)

[Michael Skolnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/)

[Aspire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aspire/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/948/michael-skolnik-27872_aspire_let-us-not-aspire-to-four-year-goals-but_2200658.jpg)

> [We must change the culture of politics first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/we-must-change-the-culture-of-politics-first/)

[Michael Skolnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/)

[Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cef/michael-skolnik-27872_change_we-must-change-the-culture-of-politics-f_443172.jpg)

> [We can live nuanced, complicated, exciting lives with no reason for limitation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/we-can-live-nuanced-complicated-exciting-lives-with-no-reason-for/)

[Michael Skolnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/)

[Complicated](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/complicated/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75d/michael-skolnik-27872_complicated_we-can-live-nuanced-complicated-exciting_1888794.jpg)

> [I don't focus on the results. Put my head down, put my hoodie up, and do the work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/i-don-t-focus-on-the-results-put-my-head-down-put-my-hoodie-up-and-do/)

[Michael Skolnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/)

[Focus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/focus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/397/michael-skolnik-27872_focus_i-don-t-focus-on-the-results-put-my-head_3021777.jpg)

> [I wanted to tell stories about people who didn't have the chance to tell their own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/i-wanted-to-tell-stories-about-people-who-didn-t-have-the-chance-to/)

[Michael Skolnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/)

[Chance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chance/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd2/michael-skolnik-27872_chance_i-wanted-to-tell-stories-about-people-wh_1267117.jpg)

> [I am deeply inspired by the courage and achievements of young people who didn't have the safety nets I had growing up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/i-am-deeply-inspired-by-the-courage-and-achievements-of-young-people/)

[Michael Skolnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/)

[Achievement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/achievement/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a1/michael-skolnik-27872_achievement_i-am-deeply-inspired-by-the-courage-and_3171407.jpg)

> [I have been so damn lucky to be able to do what I love my entire life. I never take that for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/i-have-been-so-damn-lucky-to-be-able-to-do-what-i-love-my-entire-life/)

[Michael Skolnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/)

[Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a1/michael-skolnik-27872_able_i-have-been-so-damn-lucky-to-be-able-to_49018.jpg)

> [Fighting for social justice is not about leaving the mainstream. It is about being right in the middle of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/fighting-for-social-justice-is-not-about-leaving-the-mainstream-it-is/)

[Michael Skolnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/)

[Fighting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fighting/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa9/michael-skolnik-27872_fighting_fighting-for-social-justice-is-not-about_1839882.jpg)

> [Go to countries where you don't speak the language. Eat food that looks like you may not like it. Read all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/go-to-countries-where-you-don-t-speak-the-language-eat-food-that/)

[Michael Skolnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/)

[Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e4/michael-skolnik-27872_book_go-to-countries-where-you-don-t-speak-th_1167438.jpg)

> [I just try to walk the walk. I try to live every day with the utmost honesty and integrity to myself and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/i-just-try-to-walk-the-walk-i-try-to-live-every-day-with-the-utmost/)

[Michael Skolnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/)

[Every day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/every-day/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/713/michael-skolnik-27872_every-day_i-just-try-to-walk-the-walk-i-try-to-liv_2179417.jpg)

> [I think we have the potential to connect the world in a way that can save hundred of millions of lives. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/i-think-we-have-the-potential-to-connect-the-world-in-a-way-that-can/)

[Michael Skolnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/)

[Goal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26d/michael-skolnik-27872_goal_i-think-we-have-the-potential-to-connect_2929049.jpg)

> [I will go to my grave wishing that I did more. Wishing that I didn't sleep as much. Wishing that I didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/i-will-go-to-my-grave-wishing-that-i-did-more-wishing-that-i-didn-t/)

[Michael Skolnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/)

[Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/graves/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/michael-skolnik-27872_graves_i-will-go-to-my-grave-wishing-that-i-did_1761958.jpg)

> [I believe that it is my job to fight for the rights of others to have the same rights that I take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/i-believe-that-it-is-my-job-to-fight-for-the-rights-of-others-to-have/)

[Michael Skolnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/)

[Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccc/michael-skolnik-27872_believe_i-believe-that-it-is-my-job-to-fight-for_2882219.jpg)

> [I am certainly vulnerable when I sit down with parents who have lost their children to gun violence. The emotion that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/i-am-certainly-vulnerable-when-i-sit-down-with-parents-who-have-lost/)

[Michael Skolnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/)

[Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/249/michael-skolnik-27872_children_i-am-certainly-vulnerable-when-i-sit-dow_1532851.jpg)

> [When a young person is not eating three meals a day but still getting perfect grades at school, or when a young…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/when-a-young-person-is-not-eating-three-meals-a-day-but-still-getting/)

[Michael Skolnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/)

[Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85a/michael-skolnik-27872_age_when-a-young-person-is-not-eating-three_1406685.jpg)

> [My grandmother taught me two very important lessons before she passed: hold the door for everyone and always say "thank you." That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/my-grandmother-taught-me-two-very-important-lessons-before-she-passed/)

[Michael Skolnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/)

[Begging](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/begging/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc7/michael-skolnik-27872_begging_my-grandmother-taught-me-two-very-import_132060.jpg)

> [I know our kids will be OK, as long as they listen more to their mother than to me!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/i-know-our-kids-will-be-ok-as-long-as-they-listen-more-to-their/)

[Michael Skolnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/)

[Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76e/michael-skolnik-27872_children_i-know-our-kids-will-be-ok-as-long-as-th_3234403.jpg)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/#itemlist",
            "name": "Michael Skolnik Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 20,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Do ballet and play football. Sing and dance. Laugh and cry.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Michael Skolnik"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/do-ballet-and-play-football-sing-and-dance-laugh-and-cry/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/844/michael-skolnik-27872_ballet_do-ballet-and-play-football-sing-and-dan_936566.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/844/michael-skolnik-27872_ballet_do-ballet-and-play-football-sing-and-dan_936566.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/844/michael-skolnik-27872_ballet_do-ballet-and-play-football-sing-and-dan_936566.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Do ballet and play football. Sing and dance. Laugh and cry.” — Michael Skolnik",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Stop the bullsh*t. Stop drawing lines in the sand like previous generations [have done].",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Michael Skolnik"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/stop-the-bullsh-t-stop-drawing-lines-in-the-sand-like-previous/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/faf/michael-skolnik-27872_done_stop-the-bullsh-t-stop-drawing-lines-in_3233179.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/faf/michael-skolnik-27872_done_stop-the-bullsh-t-stop-drawing-lines-in_3233179.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/faf/michael-skolnik-27872_done_stop-the-bullsh-t-stop-drawing-lines-in_3233179.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Stop the bullsh*t. Stop drawing lines in the sand like previous generations [have done].” — Michael Skolnik",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I think leading by example is important, as I know the next generation is watching us.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Michael Skolnik"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/i-think-leading-by-example-is-important-as-i-know-the-next-generation/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/565/michael-skolnik-27872_example_i-think-leading-by-example-is-important_3584.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/565/michael-skolnik-27872_example_i-think-leading-by-example-is-important_3584.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/565/michael-skolnik-27872_example_i-think-leading-by-example-is-important_3584.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I think leading by example is important, as I know the next generation is watching us.” — Michael Skolnik",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Let us not aspire to four-year goals but rather forty-year goals.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Michael Skolnik"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/let-us-not-aspire-to-four-year-goals-but-rather-forty-year-goals/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/948/michael-skolnik-27872_aspire_let-us-not-aspire-to-four-year-goals-but_2200658.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/948/michael-skolnik-27872_aspire_let-us-not-aspire-to-four-year-goals-but_2200658.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/948/michael-skolnik-27872_aspire_let-us-not-aspire-to-four-year-goals-but_2200658.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Let us not aspire to four-year goals but rather forty-year goals.” — Michael Skolnik",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "We must change the culture of politics first.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Michael Skolnik"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/we-must-change-the-culture-of-politics-first/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cef/michael-skolnik-27872_change_we-must-change-the-culture-of-politics-f_443172.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cef/michael-skolnik-27872_change_we-must-change-the-culture-of-politics-f_443172.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cef/michael-skolnik-27872_change_we-must-change-the-culture-of-politics-f_443172.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“We must change the culture of politics first.” — Michael Skolnik",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 6,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "We can live nuanced, complicated, exciting lives with no reason for limitation.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Michael Skolnik"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/we-can-live-nuanced-complicated-exciting-lives-with-no-reason-for/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75d/michael-skolnik-27872_complicated_we-can-live-nuanced-complicated-exciting_1888794.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75d/michael-skolnik-27872_complicated_we-can-live-nuanced-complicated-exciting_1888794.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75d/michael-skolnik-27872_complicated_we-can-live-nuanced-complicated-exciting_1888794.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“We can live nuanced, complicated, exciting lives with no reason for limitation.” — Michael Skolnik",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 7,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I don't focus on the results. Put my head down, put my hoodie up, and do the work.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Michael Skolnik"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/i-don-t-focus-on-the-results-put-my-head-down-put-my-hoodie-up-and-do/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/397/michael-skolnik-27872_focus_i-don-t-focus-on-the-results-put-my-head_3021777.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/397/michael-skolnik-27872_focus_i-don-t-focus-on-the-results-put-my-head_3021777.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/397/michael-skolnik-27872_focus_i-don-t-focus-on-the-results-put-my-head_3021777.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I don't focus on the results. Put my head down, put my hoodie up, and do the work.” — Michael Skolnik",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 8,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I wanted to tell stories about people who didn't have the chance to tell their own.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Michael Skolnik"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/i-wanted-to-tell-stories-about-people-who-didn-t-have-the-chance-to/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd2/michael-skolnik-27872_chance_i-wanted-to-tell-stories-about-people-wh_1267117.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd2/michael-skolnik-27872_chance_i-wanted-to-tell-stories-about-people-wh_1267117.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd2/michael-skolnik-27872_chance_i-wanted-to-tell-stories-about-people-wh_1267117.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I wanted to tell stories about people who didn't have the chance to tell their own.” — Michael Skolnik",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 9,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I am deeply inspired by the courage and achievements of young people who didn't have the safety nets I had growing up.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Michael Skolnik"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/i-am-deeply-inspired-by-the-courage-and-achievements-of-young-people/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a1/michael-skolnik-27872_achievement_i-am-deeply-inspired-by-the-courage-and_3171407.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a1/michael-skolnik-27872_achievement_i-am-deeply-inspired-by-the-courage-and_3171407.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a1/michael-skolnik-27872_achievement_i-am-deeply-inspired-by-the-courage-and_3171407.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I am deeply inspired by the courage and achievements of young people who didn't have the safety nets I had…” — Michael Skolnik",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 10,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I have been so damn lucky to be able to do what I love my entire life. I never take that for granted.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Michael Skolnik"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/i-have-been-so-damn-lucky-to-be-able-to-do-what-i-love-my-entire-life/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a1/michael-skolnik-27872_able_i-have-been-so-damn-lucky-to-be-able-to_49018.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a1/michael-skolnik-27872_able_i-have-been-so-damn-lucky-to-be-able-to_49018.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a1/michael-skolnik-27872_able_i-have-been-so-damn-lucky-to-be-able-to_49018.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I have been so damn lucky to be able to do what I love my entire life. I never take that for granted.” — Michael Skolnik",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 11,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Fighting for social justice is not about leaving the mainstream. It is about being right in the middle of it.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Michael Skolnik"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/fighting-for-social-justice-is-not-about-leaving-the-mainstream-it-is/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa9/michael-skolnik-27872_fighting_fighting-for-social-justice-is-not-about_1839882.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa9/michael-skolnik-27872_fighting_fighting-for-social-justice-is-not-about_1839882.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa9/michael-skolnik-27872_fighting_fighting-for-social-justice-is-not-about_1839882.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Fighting for social justice is not about leaving the mainstream. It is about being right in the middle of it.” — Michael Skolnik",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 12,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Go to countries where you don't speak the language. Eat food that looks like you may not like it. Read all of the holy books.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Michael Skolnik"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/go-to-countries-where-you-don-t-speak-the-language-eat-food-that/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e4/michael-skolnik-27872_book_go-to-countries-where-you-don-t-speak-th_1167438.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e4/michael-skolnik-27872_book_go-to-countries-where-you-don-t-speak-th_1167438.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e4/michael-skolnik-27872_book_go-to-countries-where-you-don-t-speak-th_1167438.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Go to countries where you don't speak the language. Eat food that looks like you may not like it. Read all…” — Michael Skolnik",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 13,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I just try to walk the walk. I try to live every day with the utmost honesty and integrity to myself and the people around me.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Michael Skolnik"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/i-just-try-to-walk-the-walk-i-try-to-live-every-day-with-the-utmost/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/713/michael-skolnik-27872_every-day_i-just-try-to-walk-the-walk-i-try-to-liv_2179417.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/713/michael-skolnik-27872_every-day_i-just-try-to-walk-the-walk-i-try-to-liv_2179417.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/713/michael-skolnik-27872_every-day_i-just-try-to-walk-the-walk-i-try-to-liv_2179417.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I just try to walk the walk. I try to live every day with the utmost honesty and integrity to myself and the…” — Michael Skolnik",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 14,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I think we have the potential to connect the world in a way that can save hundred of millions of lives. That should be our goal.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Michael Skolnik"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/i-think-we-have-the-potential-to-connect-the-world-in-a-way-that-can/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26d/michael-skolnik-27872_goal_i-think-we-have-the-potential-to-connect_2929049.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26d/michael-skolnik-27872_goal_i-think-we-have-the-potential-to-connect_2929049.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26d/michael-skolnik-27872_goal_i-think-we-have-the-potential-to-connect_2929049.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I think we have the potential to connect the world in a way that can save hundred of millions of lives. That…” — Michael Skolnik",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 15,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I will go to my grave wishing that I did more. Wishing that I didn't sleep as much. Wishing that I didn't waste so much time. Wishing that I fought harder.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Michael Skolnik"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/i-will-go-to-my-grave-wishing-that-i-did-more-wishing-that-i-didn-t/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/michael-skolnik-27872_graves_i-will-go-to-my-grave-wishing-that-i-did_1761958.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/michael-skolnik-27872_graves_i-will-go-to-my-grave-wishing-that-i-did_1761958.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/michael-skolnik-27872_graves_i-will-go-to-my-grave-wishing-that-i-did_1761958.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I will go to my grave wishing that I did more. Wishing that I didn't sleep as much. Wishing that I didn't…” — Michael Skolnik",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 16,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I believe that it is my job to fight for the rights of others to have the same rights that I take for granted. As a white, American male, I have had it quite good. I recognize that and fight every day for everyone to have the same opportunities that I have had.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Michael Skolnik"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/i-believe-that-it-is-my-job-to-fight-for-the-rights-of-others-to-have/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccc/michael-skolnik-27872_believe_i-believe-that-it-is-my-job-to-fight-for_2882219.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccc/michael-skolnik-27872_believe_i-believe-that-it-is-my-job-to-fight-for_2882219.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccc/michael-skolnik-27872_believe_i-believe-that-it-is-my-job-to-fight-for_2882219.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I believe that it is my job to fight for the rights of others to have the same rights that I take for…” — Michael Skolnik",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 17,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I am certainly vulnerable when I sit down with parents who have lost their children to gun violence. The emotion that they experience is so foreign to me that I find it very hard to say the right things.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Michael Skolnik"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/i-am-certainly-vulnerable-when-i-sit-down-with-parents-who-have-lost/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/249/michael-skolnik-27872_children_i-am-certainly-vulnerable-when-i-sit-dow_1532851.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/249/michael-skolnik-27872_children_i-am-certainly-vulnerable-when-i-sit-dow_1532851.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/249/michael-skolnik-27872_children_i-am-certainly-vulnerable-when-i-sit-dow_1532851.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I am certainly vulnerable when I sit down with parents who have lost their children to gun violence. The…” — Michael Skolnik",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 18,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "When a young person is not eating three meals a day but still getting perfect grades at school, or when a young person deals with trauma at a young age yet still makes it to college, these are the things that inspire me.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Michael Skolnik"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/when-a-young-person-is-not-eating-three-meals-a-day-but-still-getting/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85a/michael-skolnik-27872_age_when-a-young-person-is-not-eating-three_1406685.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85a/michael-skolnik-27872_age_when-a-young-person-is-not-eating-three_1406685.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85a/michael-skolnik-27872_age_when-a-young-person-is-not-eating-three_1406685.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“When a young person is not eating three meals a day but still getting perfect grades at school, or when a…” — Michael Skolnik",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 19,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "My grandmother taught me two very important lessons before she passed: hold the door for everyone and always say \"thank you.\" That means to treat everyone the same, no matter if it is the President or a homeless mother begging for food. And never forget to thank those who have helped you, whether it is the person serving you food at a restaurant or your third-grade teacher who taught you the multiplication tables.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Michael Skolnik"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/my-grandmother-taught-me-two-very-important-lessons-before-she-passed/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc7/michael-skolnik-27872_begging_my-grandmother-taught-me-two-very-import_132060.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc7/michael-skolnik-27872_begging_my-grandmother-taught-me-two-very-import_132060.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc7/michael-skolnik-27872_begging_my-grandmother-taught-me-two-very-import_132060.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“My grandmother taught me two very important lessons before she passed: hold the door for everyone and always…” — Michael Skolnik",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 20,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I know our kids will be OK, as long as they listen more to their mother than to me!",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Michael Skolnik"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/i-know-our-kids-will-be-ok-as-long-as-they-listen-more-to-their/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76e/michael-skolnik-27872_children_i-know-our-kids-will-be-ok-as-long-as-th_3234403.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76e/michael-skolnik-27872_children_i-know-our-kids-will-be-ok-as-long-as-th_3234403.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76e/michael-skolnik-27872_children_i-know-our-kids-will-be-ok-as-long-as-th_3234403.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I know our kids will be OK, as long as they listen more to their mother than to me!” — Michael Skolnik",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "Person",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/#person",
            "name": "Michael Skolnik",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/",
            "image": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-michael-skolnik-27872.jpg"
        },
        {
            "@type": "ProfilePage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/",
            "name": "Michael Skolnik",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/#person"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/844/michael-skolnik-27872_ballet_do-ballet-and-play-football-sing-and-dan_936566.jpg"
            },
            "description": "Michael Skolnik has 20 quotes on SMS4Smile. Browse their most insightful sayings.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Authors",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/authors/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Michael Skolnik",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```