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“I think hell's a real place where real people spend a real eternity.”
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“I realized that every lesson, conference, response, and assignment I taught must lead students away from me and toward their autonomy as literate people.”
Source : Donalyn Miller (2010). “The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child”, p.16, John Wiley & Sons
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“No more I do, your Majesty. But what's that got to do with it? I might as well die on a wild goose chase as die here.”
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“If you don't care about quality, you can meet any other requirement.”
Source : Gerald M. Weinberg (1993). “Quality Software Management: First-order measurement”, Dorset House
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“I do not despise genius-indeed, I wish I had a basketful of it. But yet, after a great deal of experience and observation, I have become convinced that industry is a better horse to ride than genius. It may never carry any man as far as genius has carried individuals, but industry-patient, steady, intelligent industry-will carry thousands into comfort, and even celebrity; and this it does with absolute certainty.”
Source : Wess Stafford (2013). “Just a Minute: In the Heart of a Child, One Moment ... Can Last Forever.”, p.17, Moody Publishers
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“Narrative is the beginning of recovery.”
Source : Amanda Ripley (2009). “The Unthinkable: Who survives when disaster strikes - and why”, p.12, Random House
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“If a man's character is to be abused there's nobody like a relative to do the business.”
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“The movie medium will eventually take its place as art because there is no other medium of interest to so many people.”