"We teach teens what we think they ought to know, and we never tell them what they want to know."

-- Sue Johanson

#Thinking Quotes #Want Quotes #Teens Quotes

“If people use common sense and their own guiding moral compass, I think they'll generally stay out of trouble.”
“Growing up, one of my cousins was an out gay man.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse.”

Source : "The Gigantic Book of Teachers' Wisdom" by Frank McCourt and Erin Gruwell, (p. 410), 2007.
“Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket”

Source : "Quotations From Gurudev's Writings". Collected by Chinmaya Mission, Chicago, www.mychinmaya.org.
“Science is the pursuit of pure truth, and the systematizing of it.”
“The acceptance that all that is solid has melted into the air, that reality and morality are not givens but imperfect human constructs, is the point from which fiction begins.”
“My father was a Norwegian tenor and my mother a New York Irish librarian.”
“Above all, think of life as a prototype. We can conduct experiments, make discoveries, and change our perspectives. We can look for opportunities to turn processes into projects that have tangible outcomes. We can learn how to take joy in the things we create whether they take the form of a fleeting experience or an heirloom that will last for generations.”

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