"In the end you become part of everything you hate, basically."

“The most important thing I think teachers can do for young people is to make them inquiring, is to ensure that they know how to gather information, that they check information and they take their information from a multiplicity of sources.”

“When inspiration does not come, I go for a walk, go to the movie, talk to a friend, let go... The muse is bound to return again, especially if I turn my back!”

Source : "Wise Highs: How to Thrill, Chill, & Get Away from It All Without Alcohol or Other Drugs" by Alex J. Packer, (p. 213), 2006.

“Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving.”

“If you would be a better teacher, teach by the spirit. That is the thing that gives strength and power, meaning and life, to our otherwise weak efforts... remember, you cannot give away that which you do not possess. Study the life of the master. You do not have to have a college degree to be an efficient teacher. But you do have to become acquainted with the life and teachings of the master to be an effective teacher in the church.”

“Over a third of the Newenhan population was under eighteen,which didn't make his job any easier, the hormonally challenged being terminally and all too often fatally prone to acts of stupidity.”

Source : Dana Stabenow (2013). “The Kate Shugak Investigation - Box Set: A Kate Shugak Investigation:”, p.2058, Head of Zeus

“For us to think we can enjoy, understand and practice the Christian religion with just Matthew to Revelation is foolishness.”

“Growing up in the entertainment industry, I've had a lot of people tell me I'm not good enough.”

“Getting our military back on stable footing won't happen overnight. We must start this process now, since future engagements are likely and allies are scarce.”