"My grandfather was a teacher, my grandmother on my mom's side, four of my aunts, my sister-in-law, my best friend. So I've always, my entire life, been surrounded by teachers, and because of that I've had a tremendous respect for what teachers can do, the power that they can have."

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Source : Source: www.pbs.org

Michelle Rhee

#Mom Quotes #Teacher Quotes #Grandmother Quotes

“This life is a war we are not yet winning for our daughters' children. Don't do your enemies' work for them. Finish your own.”
“I wear my sort of clothes to save me the trouble of deciding which clothes to wear.”
“When you have a different name, people just kind of take the liberty to spell it how they want.”

Source : "Five Things to Know About ABC's 'Cristela'" by Bryn Elise Sandberg, www.hollywoodreporter.com. October 10, 2014.
“Whate'er is well conceived is clearly said, And the words to say it flow with ease.”

Source : "The Art of Poetry (Canto I)". Book by Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux, 1674.
“You don't want to influence the same system you are trying to forecast.”
“The ability to take pride in your own work is one of the hallmarks of sanity.”
“The most important thing about education is appetite.”
“It's being a grown up, which I never figured out how to do, scrubbing the tub, and remembering to eat and shampoo my hair. It's the basics: I can write a whole book, but I cannot handle the basics.”

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