"The biggest barrier we've seen to student progress is this: School policies and practices often prevent good teachers from doing great work and even dissuade some talented Americans from entering the profession. This needs to change."

-- Eli Broad

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“Civilized life exacts its toll.”
“Is this Prior?" "In the flesh." "Why's he bleeding?" "Because he's an idiot." Zeke offers me a black jacket with a factionless symbol stitched into the collar. "I didn't know that idiocy caused people to just start spontaneously bleeding from the nose." I wrap the jacket around Caleb's shoulders and fasten one of the buttons over his chest. He avoids my eyes. "I think it's a new phenomenon.", I say.”
“There are definitely times when the outside eye can shine a light on something you weren't aware of. They're usually exposing a flaw or a problem. Sometimes they're saying, "Hey, this doesn't really work. Have you seen this?" And then, you go, "Oh, I didn't really see that. You're right, that doesn't work." If they're good, they shine a light on issues that you're blind to because you're too close to it.”
“Always, when I get onto horseback, I'm kind of terrified of being up there.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“I think of myself as a bad writer with big ideas, but I'd rather be that than a big writer with bad ideas.”

Source : Michael Moorcock (2008). “Elric The Stealer of Souls”, p.439, Del Rey
“When you go on tour and see everyone, you're like, "Oh my god. This is actually real life." That inspires me to write more songs.”
“We kiss again. This next kiss is the kind that breaks open the sky. It steals my breath and gives it back. It shows me that every other kiss I've had in my life has been wrong.”
“I will search for hidden talents that I didn't know I had and do my best to cultivate them. I am grateful for each day, and I will try to use each day as a stepping stone to greater achievements.”

Source : Horace Silver (2007). “Let’s Get to the Nitty Gritty: The Autobiography of Horace Silver”, p.175, Univ of California Press

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