"Give me the money that has been spent in war and I will clothe every man, woman, and child in an attire of which kings and queens will be proud. I will build a schoolhouse in every valley over the whole earth. I will crown every hillside with a place of worship consecrated to peace."

-- Charles Sumner

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“Most children, even very bright ones, need constant review and practice to truly own a concept in grammar, math or science. In schools today, on paper it may appear that kids are learning skills, but in reality they are only renting them, soon to forget what they've learned over the weekend or summer vacation.”

Source : Rafe Esquith (2009). “Lighting Their Fires: How Parents and Teachers Can Raise Extraordinary Kids in a Mixed-up, Muddled-up, Shook-up World”, p.22, Penguin
“Iâ€™ll always defend the people I love even though Iâ€™m as terrifying as a baby penguin.”
“Phish has never had anything to do with any trends at all in America.”
“An ugly woman with a gun is a terrible thing.”

Source : Ross Macdonald (2010). “The Way Some People Die”, p.230, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
“At a certain point you stop looking at your features, at what you don't look like. You start looking at lines and signs of fatigue rather than at the shape of your mouth.”
“I adopt a very simple approach. I observe and reflect real life and ordinary people and sooner or later that raises a laugh.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Nothing ever stands still, and neither should you.”
“The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free.”

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