"...as parents, we have to find the time and the energy to step in and help our children love reading. We can read to them, talk to them about what they're reading, and make time for this by turning off the television set ourselves. Libraries are a critical tool to help parents do this."

-- Barack Obama

#Children Quotes #Reading Quotes #Kids Quotes

“Hope is not blind optimism. It's not ignoring the enormity of the task ahead or the roadblocks that stand in our path. It's not sitting on the sidelines or shirking from a fight. Hope is that thing inside us that insists, despite all evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us if we have the courage to reach for it, and to work for it, and to fight for it. Hope is the belief that destiny will not be written for us, but by us, by the men and women who are not content to settle for the world as it is, who have the courage to remake the world as it should be.”

Source : Iowa Caucus Victory Speech, delivered 3 January 2008, Des Moines, Iowa
“I can't actually think of a job where I was relaxed the whole time. I don't think I would want to do that job. When I break into a cold sweat when I'm reading, I think, 'Oh good. That's what's supposed to be happening.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“If you think that by threatening me you can get me to do what you want... well, that's where you're right. But - and I am only saying this because I care - there's a lot of decaffeinated brands on the market that are just as tasty as the real thing.”
“Humans were always surprising me.”
“You canâ€™t win unless you try to win, but you can lose by trying not to lose.”
“I know my own truth. I'm in a great relationship with a woman. Maybe before it used to bother me. Then I was like, â€˜This is so stupid that this bothers me. Some of my best friends in the world are gay, and if this is bothering me, then that means I have an issue with that.â€™ Once I figured that out for myself, I thought, â€˜I don't care what anyone thinks about me.â€™ That's why I think I've become an ally for the gay and lesbian community. I just got [an Ally for Equality Award] the other day in Atlanta. I've very proud of my role in the community. So say what you will.”

Source : "Matthew Morrison Opens Up About His Sexuality, Glee and Going Back to Where It All Began". Interview with Dustin Fitzharris, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 6, 2013.
“If thou hadst a good conscience thou wouldst not greatly fear death.”
“What do you know about being sad?' 'I know you don't need a reason.”

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