"We spend the first year of a child's life teaching it to walk and talk and the rest of its life to shut up and sit down. There's something wrong there."

-- Neil deGrasse Tyson

#Children Quotes #Teaching Quotes #Years Quotes

“The end of labor is to gain leisure.”
“Every time I start a film I feel like I'm starting the first time, ever.”
“Life is about balance. Be kind, but donâ€™t let people abuse you. Trust, but donâ€™t be deceived. Be content, but never stop improving yourself.”
“...the Statue of Liberty's got this invitation: 'Give me your tired, your poor, your reeking homeless--' 'Huddled masses,' said Ira. 'Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.' ... Okay, fine. So like everybody in the old countries says, 'Hey, I'm a huddled mass,' and they all wanna come over.”
“All really good picture books are written to be read five hundred times”
“A belligerent state permits itself every such misdeed, every such act of violence, as would disgrace the individual.”
“The irony of conversing with a stranger is that your individual lives always look very different and personal, but then you strip away the nuances to find a common likeness buried inside of diversity. Take away money and geography and weâ€™re all just flesh and blood and soul. Weâ€™re all dealing with sin and forgiveness, love and hate, glory and shame.”
“Everybody says, 'I have problems overcooking steak on the grill,' but just take it off earlier! Grilling is really common sense. It's very simple. You should think of a grill as a burner - it just happens to have grates. You shouldn't be intimidated by it.”

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