"I think of bad news as a huge bird, with the wings of a crow and the face of my Grade Four school teacher, sparse bun, rancid teeth, wrinkly frown, pursed mouth and all, sailing around the world under cover of darkness pleased to be the bearer of ill tidings, carrying a basket of rotten eggs, and knowing- as the sun comes up- exactly where to drop them. On me, for one."

-- Margaret Atwood

#Teacher Quotes #School Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“I learned to take the first job that you have in the business that you want to get into. It doesn't matter what that job is, you get your foot in the door.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“In so many ways I am the opposite of Jesus' lifestyle. This keeps me up at night. I can't have authentic communion with Him while mired in the trappings He begged me to avoid.”
“I don't like seeing celebs looking too skinny, I love it when they look healthy and comfortable in their bodies and embrace their curves.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“do get over the idea that size has any value or merit. It is the enemy of most of the best things in the world - it is the enemy of the good life.”

Source : Ann Bridge (2013). “Singing Waters”, p.18, A&C Black
“Like other Americans, I've reconciled myself to the idea that an animal's life has been sacrificed to bring me a meal of pork or chicken. However, industrial meat production - which subjects animals to a life of torture - has escalated the karmic costs beyond reconciliation.”
“A penny will hide the biggest star in the universe if you hold it close enough to your eye.”
“People think that because they've seen your name in print, you're rich. I assume that. But all it means is that there was some intrepid interviewer who bothered to give you a call.”
“Poems are the 'daredevil' of writing because a poem will say what nobody else wants to say.”

Source : Ralph Fletcher (2010). “Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside Out”, p.16, Harper Collins

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