"I am a teacher, and I am proud of it. At Cornell University I have taught primarily undergraduates, and indeed almost every year since 1966 have taught first-year general chemistry."

-- Roald Hoffmann

#Teacher Quotes #Years Quotes #Proud Quotes

“I believe strongly in inspiration, inspiration literally meaning full of the spirit. I do believe that it comes to you.”
“There are actors who just bring an enormous amount of empathy. They just have that"it" that makes you want to follow them and root for them.”
“I think also of my colleagues in elementary particle theory in many lands, and feel that in some measure I am here as a representative of our small, informal, international fraternity.”
“We can only lose what we have first claimed.”
“...the poet, while creating anew, is likely to be in a sense restoring something old.”

Source : Owen Barfield (1973). “Poetic Diction: A Study in Meaning”, p.158, Wesleyan University Press
“Words cut through my skin, tears roll down my chin”
“Friends serve central functions for children that parents do not, and they play a critical role in shaping children's social skills and their sense of identity. . . . The difference between a child with close friendships and a child who wants to make friends but is unable to can be the difference between a child who is happy and a child who is distressed in one large area of life.”
“A book is really like a lover. It arranges itself in your life in a way that is beautiful.”

Source : "Outside Over There". Interview With Emma Brockes, harpers.org. March 2013.

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