"Don't try to fix the students, fix ourselves first. The good teacher makes the poor student good and the good student superior. When our students fail, we, as teachers, too, have failed."

-- Marva Collins

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“And I just think that we're at a point in our economic life here in our state - and - and, candidly, across the country, where increased taxes is just the wrong way to go. The people of our state are not convinced that state government, county government, local government has done all they can with the money we already give them, rather than the money that we have before.”
“If you have health insurance, then you don't have to do anything. If you've got health insurance through your employer, you can keep your health insurance, keep your choice of doctor, keep your plan.”
“The reason we all like to think so well of others is that we are all afraid for ourselves. The basis of optimism is sheer terror.”
“Every time I get up and sing for people, I get such a high. I just want to do it again and again.”
“No one has it all figured out, especially not the people who are acting like they do and judging you because of it. Pretending to be something you aren't because you're trying to please a bunch of judgmental hypocrites and shitheads is not the way to be happy. Living the life you want to live is. It really is that simple.”

Source : Tucker Max (2011). “Assholes Finish First”, p.252, Simon and Schuster
“If you do not see great riches in your imagination, you will never see them in your bank balance.”
“Dear God, make me a bird so I can fly far, far away.”

Source : "Fictional Character: Jenny". "Forrest Gump", www.imdb.com. 1994.
“Things don't always happen the way we planned. As we learn to trust in God's plan, we will see that He has our best interests at heart.”

Source : "A conversation with Carolina Hurricanes goalie Dan Ellis". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com. March 2013.

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