"I almost flunked first grade and also the second, third, forth, and fifth; but my younger brother was in the grade behind me and he was a brain and nobody wanted to have me be in the same grade as him, so they kept passing me. I never learned how to spell, graduated from eighth grade counting on my fingers to do simple addition, and in general was not a resounding academic success."

-- Robert Munsch

#Brother Quotes #Simple Quotes #Brain Quotes

“An artist should know art history. Shock value only lasts so long.”
“On the left hand path we take the direct route, which is much more strenuous, much more dangerous, and much more likely to cause you to fall.”
“All the words in the English language are divided into nine great classes. These classes are called the Parts of Speech. They are Article, Noun, Adjective, Pronoun, Verb, Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction and Interjection.”
“Eventually, we all end up alone.”
“Governments and fashions come and go but Jane Eyre is for all time.”
“Question Period is not part of the legislative process,and has nothing to do with it. It is a means of monitoring the Executive that the Government cannot evade.”

Source : "The House Of Commons At Work". Book by John Allen Fraser, Chapter 9, The House of Commons Functions, 1993.
“Your Heavenly Father needs you. His work, under the direction of our Savior Jesus Christ, needs what you are uniquely prepared to give.”
“I'm a hard workin' man, have been for many long years.”

Source : Song: I'm A Steady Rollin' Man

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