"It is amidst great perils we see brave hearts."

-- Jean-Francois Regnard

#Heart Quotes #Bravery Quotes #Peril Quotes

“One of the most important things that I did to turn my life around was to realize and to accept that from this minute, that's all we have. Everything that happened behind us we cannot change so you might as well look to the future.”
“Praying is the same to the new creature as crying is to the natural. The child is not learned by art or example to cry, but instructed by nature; it comes into the world crying. Praying is not a lesson got by forms and rules of art, but flowing from principles of new life itself.”
“A wife, domestic, good, and pure, Like snail, should keep within her door; But not, like snail, with silver track, Place all her wealth upon her back.”
“When in doubt, always start a new paragraph.”
“For me, the main inspiration to write a story or novel is the voice of its central character, or the narrative voice of the story itself.”

Source : "Go Forth (Vol. 15)". Interview with Brandon Hobson, logger.believermag.com. September 10, 2013.
“Teachers shouldn't make the mistake of always thinking they're the smartest person in the room”

Source : Taylor Mali (2012). “What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World”, p.42, Penguin
“I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is among elementary school youngsters than among college students.”
“I exclusively attended public school... And I can honestly say that on the day of my graduation, if you had given me a pop quiz on history, science, or math, I would have in no way been able to pass it - despite the fact that I completely understood it at the time that it had been 'taught' to me, and had even made a good 'grade' on it.”

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