"I think that one thing that people are missing is that we are never going to be able to fix this country's [American] economy in the long run until we fix our public education system."

-- Michelle Rhee

#Running Quotes #Country Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Nothing is forever in the theatre. Whatever it is, it's here, it flares up, burns hot, and then it's gone.”

Source : "Fictional character: Karen". "All About Eve", www.imdb.com. 1950.
“I wouldn't change a thing about my family.”
“Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.”

Source : "Fictional character: Vincent Crummles". "Nicholas Nickleby", www.imdb.com. 2002.
“I like going to Church for aesthetic reasons, rather than spiritual ones.”
“Man is a bird without wings and a bird is a man without sorrow.”
“Do you think God can be trusted? Or do yo think you need to take things into your own hands?”
“One should guard against preaching to young people success in the customary form as the main aim in life. The most important motive for work in school and in life is pleasure in work, pleasure in its result, and the knowledge of the value of the result to the community.”
“What happened in the United changing room has happened to me 50 times in my career. I have kicked bottles of mineral water, bags and shoes but I never hit a player. It's a question of technique, and the Scots must have a better technique.”

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