"Having a sense of purpose is having a sense of self. A course to plot is a destination to hope for."

-- Bryant H. McGill

#Self Quotes #Plot Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“My daughter is seven, and some of the other second-grade parents complain that their children don't read for pleasure. When I visit their homes, the children's rooms are crammed with expensive books, but the parent's rooms are empty. Those children do not see their parents reading, as I did every day of my childhood. By contrast, when I walk into an apartment with books on the shelves, books on the bedside tables, books on the floor, and books on the toilet tank, then I know what I would see if I opened the door that says 'PRIVATE--GROWNUPS KEEP OUT': a child sprawled on the bed, reading.”
“The one thing you're most reluctant to tell. That's where the comedy is.”
“The most powerful recent innovation in government is when states aggressively use community colleges for retraining. In Michigan, where large numbers of workers were displaced from the manufacturing industry, we created a wildly successful program: No Worker Left Behind.”
“Now, I find that very difficult to reconcile with notions about a merciful God.”
“I'm the most antimedication person, but some people need medicine, and there was a time where I needed some too.”
“People who never have any time on their hands are those who do the least.”
“I hated school. Even to this day, when I see a school bus it's just depressing to me. The poor little kids.”
“People’s lives are often other than they seem to be on the surface. And sometimes, what’s underneath and hidden is the best part of all, the part of real value.”

Source : Stan Barstow (1969). “The hidden part”

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