"I've come to believe that every one who reaches the best that life holds for him reaches it through some Desert of Waiting."

-- Annie Fellows Johnston

#Believe Quotes #Waiting Quotes #Desert Quotes

“In schools, including universities, most resources are spent to purchase the time and motivation of a limited number of people to take up predetermined problems in a ritually defined setting. The most radical alternative to school would be a network or service which gave each man the same opportunity to share his current concern with others motivated by the same concern.”
“Actually, the first thing I do is choose the antique that will be featured in each book. I try to find unusual objects with great stories. I am fascinated by the stories.”
“As a country [USA], we can attract more talented people to teaching by raising awareness of educational inequity and getting the public to understand from individual classrooms, schools, and cities that this is an issue that can be solved.”

Source : Source: www.economist.com
“Mexico has relied on television for decades to keep the citizens misinformed and in a constant state of stupor. I mean we live in a time where democracy is almost synonymous with oligarchy.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“Who should listen to discussions of theology? Those for whom it is a serious undertaking, not just another subject like any other for entertaining small-talk, after the races, the theater, songs, food, and sex: for there are people who count chatter on theology and clever deployment of arguments as one of their amusements.”
“The longing to produce great inspirations didn't produce anything but more longing.”
“The nakedness of woman is the work of God.”
“Nature didn't need an operation to be beautiful. It just was.”

Source : Scott Westerfeld (2009). “Bogus to Bubbly: An Insider's Guide to the World of Uglies”, p.1, Simon and Schuster

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