"If a child is going to grow into a truly special adultâ€“someone who thinks, considers other points of view, has an open mind, and possesses the ability to discuss great ideas with other peopleâ€“a love of reading is an essential foundation."

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Source : Rafe Esquith (2007). “Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire: The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56”, p.33, Penguin

Rafe Esquith

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“I had no particular desire to enlighten them, but I had some difficulty in restraining myself from laughing in their faces, so full of stupid importance.”
“Lingerie is that inner, secret glamour.”
“In baseball, it's tough to get up for every single game, every single moment. In football, you have 90,000 fans screaming and the band's playing. I do miss that adrenaline rush.”
“Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this, which we all aim at, is better not quite achieved.”
“We must never expect discretion in first love: it is accompanied by such excessive joy that unless the joy is allowed to overflow, it will choke you.”
“The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death.”
“I don't think there are really enough meetings in Britain for our athletes to compete properly, and because of this a lot of the talent we have has been stunted.”
“Dare to do what you dare to dream.”

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