"With demands for special education or standardized test prep being shouted in their ears, public schools can't always hear a parent when he says: 'I want my child to be able to write contracts in Spanish,' or, 'I want my child to shake hands firmly,' or, 'I want my child to study statistics and accounting, not calculus."

-- Amity Shlaes

#Children Quotes #School Quotes #Writing Quotes

“A man who believes the word of a donkey in preference to my word does not deserve to be lent anything.”
“Donald Trump is much more suspicious of international institutions; much more skeptical of the contributions that America's traditional allies have made; more willing, in some cases, to entertain the possibility of getting along with countries who some would call an adversary, such as Mr. Putin's Russia.”

Source : Source: www.npr.org
“The internet has spawned people for whom knowingness is more important than knowledge. It equips you with the illusion of offering knowledge instantly - and quite easily - so you can read a few articles on a few subjects and feel well informed but not actually know any of those subjects in any depth.”
“I'm a novelist, not a social scientist or a commentator.”
“Being out on the edge, with everything at risk, is where you learn and grow the most.”

Source : Jim Whittaker (2013). “A Life on the Edge, Anniversary Edition: Memoirs of Everest and Beyond”, p.18, Mountaineers Books
“India of the ages is not dead nor has she spoken her last creative word; she lives and has still something to do for herself and the human peoples.”
“Don't wait till you are big before you begin building your brand. Build a brand from scratch alongside your business.”
“Do remember that one line does nothing; it is only in relation to another that it creates a volume.”

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