"Think, for a moment, about our educational ladder. We've strengthened the steps lifting students from elementary school to junior high, and those from junior high to high school. But, that critical step taking students from high school into adulthood is badly broken. And it can no longer support the weight it must bear."

-- Melinda Gates

#Inspirational Quotes #Educational Quotes #School Quotes

“I am proud of what I have got and I need an audience.”

Source : "Farrah Fawcett Demands Audience As She Strips Nude" by Wenn, www.imdb.com. May 29, 2000.
“If Earth ever suffers a runaway greenhouse effect (like what has happened on Venus), then our atmosphere would trap excess amounts of solar energy, the air temperature would rise, and the oceans would swiftly evaporate into the atmosphere as they sustained a rolling boil. This would be bad.”
“Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful”
“In any nation, the hypocrites do not become apparent except during times of fitnah (severe tests and hardships).”
“It's like this, dear boy, the one in front is blind and the kind one behind is pushing him.”
“You and your scars. Please! You don't kill youself like this!" I gesture, holding a wrist turned up to the ceiling, then pretending to cut across it with my other hand. "That's just a cry for help. That's just attention. Everbody knows that. Cutting across just gets you to the hospital. That's just from movies and TV shows and stuff like that. You didn't really try to kill yourself. you just wanted attention, but you screwed up. Try harder next time.”
“There are expectations in how you play your character as a black woman, to be sassy and the same kind of feel, as if there are no quirky black women. I struggle with those things constantly, trying to add dimension to my work, and that's the goal, too.”

Source : "Exclusive! Nicole Beharie Talks Career Choices, Burden Of Representation, Being An “It” Girl & More". Interview with Vanessa Martinez, www.indiewire.com. August 27, 2011.
“If I were hungry and friendless today, I would rather take my chances with a saloon-keeper than with the average preacher.”

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