"Why are we never quite at ease in the presence of a schoolmaster? Because we are conscious that he is not quite at his ease in ours. He is awkward, and out of place in the society of his equals. He comes like Gulliver from among his little people, and he cannot fit the stature of his understanding to yours."

-- Charles Lamb

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“But I do know this: that the two and a half years that I've been at HUD, I am absolutely convinced that some of the best workers in the world are in Federal Government.”

Source : "The Business of Government Hour" with Paul Lawrence, www.businessofgovernment.org. August 30, 2003.
“You can trust a crystal ball about as far as you can throw it.”

Source : Faith Popcorn (1991). “The Popcorn Report: Faith Popcorn on the Future of Your Company, Your World, Your Life”, p.102, BookBaby
“I'm no good at describing my books. 'Holes' has been out now for seven years, and I still can't come up with a good answer when asked what that book is about.”
“What about him?â€ sheâ€™d say, finding an attractive guy to point out while they were standing in the lunch line. â€œDo you want to kiss him?â€ â€œI donâ€™t want to kiss a stranger,â€ Cath would answer. â€œIâ€™m not interested in lips out of context.”
“Although the connections are not always obvious, personal change is inseparable from social and political change.”
“When I was young, I flirted with the idea of a career in journalism on one hand and politics on the other.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“When I interview someone, I know in the first two minutes if I like them or not. I find that if its easy to talk to someone and I see an openness and honesty and integrity, then I usually hire them.”
“It's really seeing student involvement â€¦ as a variety of opportunities that are appropriate for each given student and responsive to their individual needs and their desires for their educational experience.”

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