"Community colleges are the great American invention in terms of education,"

-- Eduardo J. Padron

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“Emma hears me come up the stairs and asks me to watch a movie with her. I stick Band-Aids on my weeping cuts, put on pink pajamas so we match, and snuggle with her under her rainbow comforter. She arranges all of her stuffed animals around us in a circle, everyone facing the TV, then presses play...Ghosts dare not enter here.”
“The usefulness of a meeting is in inverse proportion to the attendance.”
“The world is older and bigger than we are. This is a hard truth for some folks to swallow.”
“Be careful, perfection can make persons and work pass out of sight.”
“Reminds us that greatness lies even in the smallest of moments, in the humblest of hearts, and we shall, each of us, be called to greatness. Whether we shall rise to meet it or let it slip away is the challenge put before us all.”
“I was good at math, math was my thing - but I was not nearly good enough to be an astrophysicist. I was way outta my league. I realized this very quickly.”
“The grossly impudent lie always leaves traces behind it, even after it has been nailed down.”
“Versatility is one of the few human traits which are universally intolerable. You may be good at Greek and good at painting and be popular. You may be good at Greek and good at sport, and be wildly popular. But try all three and youâ€™re a mountebank. Nothing arouses suspicion quicker than genuine, all-round proficiency.”

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