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Chris Crutcher

"So you didnâ€™t tell me it was a messed-up idea to keep this all a secret because. . .â€ â€œBecause experience is the only teacher,â€ Hey-Soos says. â€œEven if I could have told you, it would have been a lecture. Why do you think kids donâ€™t listen to their parents, or people donâ€™t leave churches and do what the preacher tells them? Thereâ€™s only one thing thatâ€™s universal.â€ â€œWhatâ€™s that?â€ â€œThe truth."

Source : Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.171, Manonmani Publishers

Chris Crutcher

#Teacher Quotes #Kids Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Iâ€™ve learned not to worry about what might come next.”
“Libraries are the future of reading. When the economy is down, we need to make it easier for people to buy and read books for free, not harder. It is stupid to sacrifice tomorrow's book buyers for today's dollars, especially when it's obvious that the source in question doesn't have any more dollars to give you.”
“Despite the staunchest, most venerable defenses, we can never completely subdue death anxiety: it is always there, lurking in some hidden ravine of the mind.”
“How the past perishes is how the future becomes.”
“That is the great mistake about the affections. It is not the rise and fall of empires, the birth and death of kings, or the marching of armies that move them most. When they answer from their depths, it is to the domestic joys and tragedies of life.”
“I'm happy to report you still get nothing you don't need at Motel 6, and, therefore, you don't have to pay for it. I don't need valet parking. If I can drive the old crate 300 miles to the hotel all by myself, I can certainly handle the last nine feet to the parking space.”

Source : "Actually, Motel 6 Doesn't Leave the Light on for You". Interview with Kimberly D. Williams, adage.com. August 30, 2007.
“Every single day of making a movie is going to bring new problems.”
“There are so many distractions you can face as a woman, either with relationships or worrying about, Should I go to this party? or, Should I be doing this to help me get ahead? All [success] is, is doing your work and staying focused. It's boring advice, but boring good advice is what you can get from me!”

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