"The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are."

-- C. S. Lewis

#Wise Quotes #Wisdom Quotes #Circles Quotes

“Creativity is a lot like looking at the world through a kaleidoscope. You look at a set of elements, the same ones everyone else sees, but then reassemble those floating bits and pieces into an enticing new possibility.”
“In the case of good books, the point is not how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.”

Source : "Book of Humorous Quotations". Book by Connie Robertson, 1998.
“Whatever you can do or dream, begin it.”
“I've decided the secret of parenting is benevolent neglect.I put my family last. Because if you don't, if you put them first, they never thank you. You'll never get a word of thanks from them.”

Source : Source: www.npr.org
“A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at, for it leaves out the one country at which Humanity is always landing. And when Humanity lands there, it looks out, and, seeing a better country, sets sail. Progress is the realisation of Utopias.”
“When teachers try to teach, nurses try to nurse, small businesses try to serve their clients and the police try to arrest criminals, there is always a regulator or three breathing down their necks. Conservatives want to make people's lives easier.”

Source : "Tories promise to 'lift the weight of bureaucracy'" by Matthew Tempest, www.theguardian.com. April 1, 2005.
“If liberalism has grown so weak and ineffective, why does it evoke such alarm on the part of conservatives? It turns out that while liberals are weak and spineless, they are also sneaky and clever.”

Source : Eric Alterman (2008). “Why We're Liberals: A Handbook for Restoring America's Most Important Ideals”, p.17, Penguin
“One of the biggest reasons I like coaching college ball is the kids. I feel I can impact players lives”

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