"We live in a society where we don't want to commit to another person for life. We do at the moment that we marry, but less and less people marry. We marry later, we marry less. On some level of the unconscious, we know there is less of a chance that a marriage will be life-long."

-- Marilyn Yalom

#Long Quotes #People Quotes #Levels Quotes

“That's what teaching is, the art of explanation: presenting the right information in the right order in a memorable way.”

Source : Taylor Mali (2012). “What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World”, p.21, Penguin
“What matters is not the duration of your life, but the donation of it.”
“Live as though only God and yourself were in this world, so that your heart may not be detained by anything human.”
“Secrets have power, and that power diminishes when they are shared, so they are best kept and kept well. Sharing secrets, real secrets, important ones, with even one other person, will change them.”
“Bless your heart, they don't mind--they're exceedingly kind-- They don't blame you--as long as you're funny!”
“I read for growth, firmly believing that what you are today and what you will be in five years depends on two things: the people you meet and the books you read.”

Source : Twyla Tharp, Mark Reiter (2003). “The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life”, Simon and Schuster
“I have endured a great deal of ridicule without much malice; and have received a great deal of kindness, not quite free from ridicule. I am used to it.”
“Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind.”

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