"My obligation is to focus on the priorities of classroom instruction, parental involvement and student safety, targeting student performance and eliminating unnecessary administrative costs."

-- John R. Leopold

#Safety Quotes #Focus Quotes #Priorities Quotes

“They legalized alcohol, they legalized tobacco. What is it gonna hurt to legalize this medicinal, medical ***** that's used for purposes of cataracts?”
“I genuinely don't feel that anything that's been written or said about me has overshadowed my music, and that's the most important thing as far as I'm concerned.”
“Conservatism is not about tradition and morality, hasn't been for many decades... It is about the putative biological and spiritual superiority of the wealthy.”

Source : Greg Bear (2014). “Slant”, p.170, Open Road Media
“The Hopi Indians thought that the worldâ€™s religions each contained one spiritual thread, and that these threads are always seeking each other, wanting to join. When all the threads are finally woven together they will form a rope that will pull us out of this dark cycle of history and into the next realm.”
“In the '60s, when I was growing up, one of the great elements of American culture was the protest song. There were songs about the civil rights movement, the women's rights movement, the antiwar movement. It wasn't just Bob Dylan, it was everybody at the time.”
“I didn't know there was so many people in this world that knew of me.”
“[on Martin Freeman playing Bilbo Baggins] It was great. I got to hang out with him, and I kept a straight face for a bit and then I started giggling because I know Martin, I don't know Bilbo. For Martin to be sitting there playing Bilbo is amazing. He's going to be amazing, he's going to be fantastic in this film.”
“European affairs are no longer reserved for the executive.”

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