"Mastery of language affords one remarkable opportunities."

-- Alexandre Dumas

#Opportunity Quotes #Mastery Quotes #Language Quotes

“Standardised tests cannot capture all, but on the other hand, students who are not capable of doing well on standardised tests are not well-equipped to thrive in today's world and so it's important for teachers to ensure that students gain the foundation necessary to meet the baseline educational standards these tests represent.”

Source : Source: www.economist.com
“I have my own hard earned money and if I buy a fly rod I'm going to give my money to the company that's giving me value. I'm going to the guy who gives me my money's worth.”
“May the good God pardon all good men.”
“Do all the good you can and make as little fuss about it as possible.”
“When they finally did dare it, at first with stolen glances and then candid ones, they had to smile. They were uncommonly proud. For the first time they had done something out of Love.”

Source : Patrick Süskind (2015). “Perfume: The Story of a Murderer”, p.236, Penguin UK
“I like lots of things. But there are three things I like most. Love, love and love.”

Source : "Fictional character: Sylvia". "La dolce vita", www.imdb.com. 1961.
“Civilizationâ€™s shortening attention span is mismatched with the pace of environmental problems.”
“So now the perception is, yes, women are here to stay. And when Iâ€™m sometimes asked when will there be enough [women on the Supreme Court]? And I say when there are nine, people are shocked. But thereâ€™d been nine men, and nobodyâ€™s ever raised a question about that,”

Source : "Justice Ginsburg's distant dream of an all-female supreme court" by Jill Filipovic, www.theguardian.com. November 30, 2012.

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