"Every German child learns to speak English in school."

-- Cornelia Funke

#Children Quotes #School Quotes #Speak Quotes

“Work hard. Think big. Listen well.”
“I'm not a suit and tie kind of guy. I wear a suit once a year, for the Hall of Fame, or if I have to go to a funeral or something. It's just not me.”
“Sweet is war to those who know it not.”
“You have to remember this was the '60s, when climbing was dangerous and sex was safe.”
“I can't grow a moustache.”
“If a manâ€¦.whoâ€™s playing in front of the public, is being well paid, and he doesnâ€™t dedicate himself to the job, Iâ€™d be hard on him. If I could I would put him in jail, out of the road of society. Because heâ€™s a menace”
“I'm back to doing everything I used to, loving life as ever.”
“We know people by their stories: their history, their habits, their secrets, their triumphs and failures. We know them by what they do. We want to know mountains too, but theyâ€™ve got no story. So we do the next best thing. We throw ourselves onto them and make the stories happen.”

Source : Bruce Barcott (2011). “Measure of a Mountain: Beauty and Terror on Mount Rainier”, p.72, Sasquatch Books

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