"In my opinion, the greatest single failure of American education is that students come away unable to distinguish between a symbol and the thing the symbol stands for."

-- Paul Lutus

#Failure Quotes #Political Quotes #Opinion Quotes

“I failed everything in school. I left when I was 13 because I had no comprehension of what the hell they were talking about up there at the blackboard. I must have that ADD thing. But, listening to people I thought, that's wonderful to be able to tell a story.”
“Austin and I proceeded to knock back a couple of Ketel One and grapefruit juices, which happened to be my drink of the moment. Someone told me that grapefruit was a great detoxifier and I decided I wanted to start cleaning out my liver WHILE I was having a cocktail.”
“I really had spent my whole life playing soccer, and the fact that I was willing to give that up for theater, that told me I was moving in that direction.”
“...you're going to find people from all over the country, everyone hungry for money and position. You won't make a name for yourself just doing what the next man does. You'll have to distinguish yourself in some way.”

Source : Eiji Yoshikawa (1981). “Musashi”, HarperCollins Publishers
“The lovely thing is that now being offered things is just a blast. In the beginning, I'd be offered something and be like, "What? What do you mean? Are they sure?" And now, I have less shock about it. It's just a real pleasure. It's a privilege.”
“I'll run against the grain till the day I drop?”
“I've never had any real concern about posterity. I hope some people will be sorry when I'm not here, but I'm not playing for that.”
“It has been said that a countryâ€™s greatness can be measured by what it does for its unfortunates. By that criterion Canada certainly does not stand in the forefront of the nations of the world although there are signs that we are becoming conscious of our deficiencies and are determined to atone for lost time.”

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