"My grandmother lived to be 100 years old. Her grandmother was a slave, yet she was a college graduate in the Spellman class of 1917. She taught art for 50 years and she saved her Social Security checks for her children's education."

-- Spike Lee

#Art Quotes #Children Quotes #Grandmother Quotes

“Cats have a contempt of speech. Why should they talk when they can communicate without words?”

Source : Lilian Jackson Braun (2006). “Two Cats, Three Tales”, p.68, Penguin
“As before, there is a great silence, with no end in sight. The writer surrenders, listening.”
“You must make your own opportunities.”
“By using stale metaphors, similes and idioms, you save much mental effort, at the cost of leaving your meaning vague, not only for your reader but for yourself.”
“While I do commend the Administration on its commitment and focus on high school reform, I believe that we must focus on graduation as the key accountability measure.”
“O, for an engine, to keep back all clocks, or make the sun forget his motion!”
“I would show my jobs to my mother, and she would always say the same thing: "That's nice dear". And then she would say: "Did you write it or did you do the drawing?" or "Did you take the pictures?" I'd always answer "no", then I realized the problem. My answer was then, "I made this happen". It's called design.”
“When I got pregnant, I became very interested in natural products. You wonder what you're putting on your skin when you're carrying a child.”

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