"His struggle for a bare living left him no time to take advantage of the public evening school. In time he learned to read, to follow a conversation or lecture; but he never learned to write correctly; and his pronunciation remains extremely foreign to this day."

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Source : Mary Antin (1912). “At School in the Promised Land: Or The Story of a Little Immigrant”

Mary Antin

#Struggle Quotes #School Quotes #Writing Quotes

“...the people at large absolutely gave James Brown respect. He was an original like a Rembrandt or a Picasso”
“Those who have the most, who earn the most, must give an example, because that is important for Spain's collective effort.”
“Between the action sequences, the pleasure lies in observing impeccably dressed Brits exchanging barbed witticisms - making it, basically, Downton Abbey with cyber crime and shower sex.”
“Each of the substances of a man's diet acts upon his body and changes it in some way and upon these changes his whole life depends.”
“I think it's stripped down as far as electronics go, but we just wanted to write a record that we felt better represented how we sound live with more of a rock feel, which is the direction we've been heading. It's just an evolution of the band throughout the years. We worked on this record longer than any other record, so I don't know if "stripped down" is how I would put it; I think it is a little bit more raw sounding.”

Source : Source: puregrainaudio.com
“We're seniors." "I know," I said "So aren't you... curious?" "About what?" "About life. Out there. Life!" she said again. "Tell me, Cameron Ann Morgan, what do you want to be when you grow up?" We'd reached another door, and I stopped and looked up at the camera that monitored the entrance, just as I whispered, "Alive.”
“Have your cake and eat it... there's no other reason to have a cake”
“Be curious, learn and read as much as you can about food. Don't worry about making money. Focus on learning at various venues before you settle down for a steady position.”

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