Cat Quotes - Page 66

I never did any of things I was accused of. It was a total fabrication.

Traveling is not just seeing the new; it is also leaving behind. Not just opening doors; also closing them behind you, never to return. But the place you have left forever is always there for you to see whenever you shut your eyes.

During the 1960s, one neighborhood in San Francisco had the lowest income, the highest unemployment rate, the highest proportion of families with incomes under four thousand dollars a year, the least educational attainment, the highest tuberculosis rate, and the highest proportion of substandard housing ... That neighborhood was called Chinatown. Yet, in 1965, there were only five persons of Chinese ancestry committed to prison in the entire state of California.

Audiences forget facts, but they remember stories. Once you get past the jargon, the corporate world is an endless source of fascinating stories.

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.

The individual's whole experience is built upon the plan of his language.

Instruction ends in the schoolroom, but education ends only with life. A child is given to the universe to be educated.

Education is too important to be left solely to educators.

It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

False hope is nicer than no hope at all.

Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?

Never oversimplify yourself by using a single word or category to describe who you are. Take the time to tell your story.

The rapidly evolving global economy demands a dynamic and creative workforce. The arts and its related businesses are responsible for billions of dollars in cultural exports for this country. It is imperative that we continue to support the arts and arts education both on the national and local levels. The strength of every democracy is measured by its commitment to the arts.

Wisdom.... comes not from age, but from education and learning.

My view is different. Public relations are a key component of any operation in this day of instant communications and rightly inquisitive citizens.

If someone feels that he has never made a mistake in his life, it only means that he has never tried anything new in his life.

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

Interactions between fathers and children are the starting point of education.

A professor is someone who talks in someone else's sleep.

To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.

Invest in yourself, in your education. There's nothing better.

The most important knowledge teachers need to do good work is a knowledge of how students are experiencing learning and perceiving their teacher's actions.

Haste is of the Devil.

An education obtained with money is worse than no education at all.

The English language is rather like a monster accordion, stretchable at the whim of the editor, compressible ad lib.