"When I was council president I had a rule that people could sleep on the job. I modified the rule. You could actually sleep in public if you weren't sitting down. I had three people who actually perfected the art of sleeping while standing."

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Source : "Actual Excerpts from John Street's Class at Temple" by Tom Namako, Philadelphia Citypaper, February 27, 2008.

John F. Street

#Art Quotes #Jobs Quotes #Sleep Quotes

“Technological change is discontinuous. The monks in their scriptoria did not invent the printing press, horse breeders did not invent the motorcar, and the music industry did not invent the iPod or launch iTunes.”
“Iâ€™ll be back tomorrow,â€ he said, â€œat nine oâ€™clock. Donâ€™t open your door to anyone else.â€ â€œNot even my balcony door?â€ â€œEspecially not your balcony door.”
“We have instant pudding, instant photos, instant coffeeâ€”but there are no instant adults.”

Source : Jim Trelease (2013). “The Read-Aloud Handbook: Seventh Edition”, p.54, Penguin
“Everything that's happened has brought me here, to this place, with this knife in my hand, and something worth saving.”
“Flowers and fruit are only the beginning. In the seed lies the life and the future.”

Source : Marion Zimmer Bradley (2001). “The Mists of Avalon”, p.769, Ballantine Books
“Everyone should have a blog. It's the most democratic thing ever.”
“I'm an everything Baltimore fan.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The old age of women is bearable only on condition that they do not take up any room, do not make any noise, do not demand any service; on condition that they render all the service that is expected of them, and actually have no existence except for the good of others.”

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