"When school district officials literally laughed at the notion that the Me Generation â€” this was the label for my generation â€” would jump at the chance to teach in urban and rural communities, their concerns, too, went unheard. My very greatest asset was that I simply did not understand what was impossible."

-- Wendy Kopp

#School Quotes #Community Quotes #Generations Quotes

“A wedding invitation is a gift subpoena.”

Source : "Panel Round Two". "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!", www.npr.org. February 16, 2013.
“Life is once. Forever.”
“With courage and hope, we can conquer our fears and do what we once believed impossible.”

Source : Juliet Marillier (2011). “Heart's Blood”, p.75, Pan Macmillan
“There's nothing more interesting than the landscape of the human face.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Choices can change our lives profoundly. The choice to mend a broken relationship, to say "yes" to a difficult assignment, to lay aside some important work to play with a child, to visit some forgotten person - these small choices may affect many lives eternally.”
“Goodness is also about interacting with people, brands, companies and organizations who are invested in sustainable and ethical practices. What's the point of using products that are ruining our Earth? It doesn't make sense.”
“Self government is our right, a thing born to us at birth a thing no more to be doled out to us by another people then the right to life itself then the right to feel the sun or smell the flowers or to love our kind.”
“Sometimes it's more fun to compete with your friends, because you can talk a little trash with them.”

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