"Students do not need to be labeled or measured any more than they are. They don't need more Federal funds, grants, and gimmicks. What they need from us is common sense, dedication, and bright, energetic teachers who believe that all children are achievers and who take personally the failure of any one child."

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Source : Marva Collins (1990). “Marva Collins' Way”, Tarcher

Marva Collins

#Education Quotes #Teacher Quotes #Children Quotes

“I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don't think about coming out. Unless you're number one in the world, nobody cares, usually.”
“The sky was incredibly far away, and beautiful enough to make a person wonder why our hearts are never so free.”

Source : Banana Yoshimoto (2011). “The Lake”, p.81, Melville House
“I don't want to force the peacekeeping nations to feel like I'm pushing them out.”
“The horrible truth is that I am lazy and I am going to write and do bits that just hand themselves to me.”

Source : "John Hodgman Talks to Al Madrigal About The Daily Show and Al's Stand-Up Special". Interview with John Hodgman, www.vulture.com. April 26, 2013.
“I don't know that I came across as being real competitive on 'The Bachelor,' although maybe I did a little bit on 'Dancing with the Stars.' I am a born competitor. The bigger the challenge the better!”
“When a warrior learns to stop the internal dialogue, everything becomes possible; the most far-fetched schemes become.”
“Direct mail - it falls out of every magazine you open these days”
“The only difference between the Bel Air of the '90s and the Bel Air of my childhood is that now the nannies are Latina instead of British, and the cars European instead of American”

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