"A good teacher, after all, wields the authority of a parent with none of the psychological baggage. The best of them are semi-mysterious figures whose wisdom seems boundless and whose approval helps us discover who we are."

-- Steve Almond

#Teacher Quotes #Parent Quotes #Who We Are Quotes

“People don't so much believe in God as that they choose not to believe in nothing.”
“It is the nature of stories to leave out far more than they include.”

Source : Marion Dane Bauer (2010). “The Very Little Princess: Zoey's Story”, p.64, Random House Books for Young Readers
“Adventure is the invitation to common people to become uncommon.”

Source : "Snowriders". Documentary, Sport, www.imdb.com. 1996.
“Science and art are the handmaids of religion.”
“Looking at cleavage is like looking at the sun. You don't stare at it. It's too risky. Ya get a sense of it and then you look away.”
“Judging by my degradation in the last 24 hours, I'll be surprised if I make it to Tuesday.”
“In 1967, the students at San Francisco State invited the poet Amiri Baraka to the campus for a semester. He attracted other influential black writers such as Sonia Sanchez, Ed Bullins, Eldridge Cleaver. What emerged was something we called the community communications program. That's how I got involved; I got involved in a little play”
“I we are born to die and we all die to live, then what's the point of living life if it just contradicts?”

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