"By the time I was about ten, I had started to lose faith with church ways. I was educated in some ways by my high school government and history teachers."

-- Ronee Blakley

#Teacher Quotes #School Quotes #Government Quotes

“I have always disliked the morning, it is too responsible a time, with the daylight demanding that it be 'faced' and (usually when I wake for I wake late) with the sun already up and in charge of the world, with little hope of anyone usurping or challenging its authority. A shot of light in the face of a poor waking human being and another slave limps wounded into the light-occupied territory.”

Source : Janet Frame (1972). “Daughter Buffalo”
“I think where I've instinctively found myself is that I am somewhat guarded in my public life. Being interviewed or being photographed or just in public attention, I have a certain reserve. But when I'm working I feel like I'm very open. At least I like to believe that I feel like nothing is held back when I'm in front of a camera. That's my job.”
“Texas Senator Ted Cruz said if elected president he would abolish the Department of Education. But not to worry. He promised to replace it with the less expensive Bureau of Book Learning.”
“Heaven is a person: Jesus.”
“Friendship is an obstetric art; it draws out our richest and deepest resources; it unfolds the wings of our dreams and hidden indeterminate thoughts; it serves as a check on our judgements, tries out our new ideas, keeps up our ardor, and inflames our enthusiasm.”

Source : A. G. Sertillanges (1987). “The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods”, p.56, CUA Press
“Every morning I walk by a funeral home, and that's my productivity hack for how to make sure your to-do list is properly prioritized.”

Source : Twitter post from Oct 22, 2013
“I think documentaries are the greatest way to educate an entire generation that doesn't often look back to learn anything about the history that provided a safe haven for so many of us today.”
“Heaven knows, I've exposed myself in my novels through the use of fantasy and imagination... now my new book is about what really happened to me... not my heroines.”

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