"The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts."

-- C. S. Lewis

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“No matter what is going on in your life today, remember, it is only preparation. People come and go; situations rise and fall; it's all preparation for better things. You must stretch, reach, grow into your goodness. Without the preparation we receive through adversity, disappointment, confusion, or pain, we could not appreciate the goodness when it arrives.”

Source : FaceBook post by Iyanla Vanzant from Apr 04, 2016
“I had just done what she does in the story just about a year earlier - I moved from New Jersey and came to New York and was working at a bar, and you know, trying to make it.”

Source : "Showbiz Today Star of Tomorrow Piper Perabo". Interview with Lori Blackman, www.cnn.com. August 9, 2000.
“I will never fix my architectural style and never be satisfied with my works.”

Source : "2013 Pritzker Prize: Toyo Ito". Article by Vanessa Quirk, www.archdaily.com. March 19, 2013.
“Every man has his excuses, and the more vile the man becomes, the more touching the story has to be. What is my story now, I wonder?”
“I'd be kidding if I said that I predicted the financial collapse.”
“It is not good to give money to everyone who begs; give food or clothing instead. They may misuse the money we give for drinks and drugs. We should not give them a chance to err. Try not to see them as beggars, but as God himself.”
“The Republican Party is terrific at determining how a program will impact the federal budget, but we're not nearly as good as the Democrats in explaining to people how our agenda will directly benefit them and their families.”
“I'm now on a journey to fulfill the wish, in my tiny capacity, of little African girls.”

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