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Saturday, May 05, 2007

Words to Live By

My friend Erin is s' good to send me quotations that she likes, and I have been saving many of them that speak to me for one reason or another. I'm cleaning out my e-mail inbox, so now is as good a time as any to share these insightful words with you (and thank you, Erin!):

"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." --Alvin Toffler

"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." --Thomas Edison

"Learning is not a spectator sport." --Anonymous

"Spoon-feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon." --E. M. Forster

"A leader is not an administrator who loves to run others, but someone who carries water for his people so that they can get on with their jobs." --Robert Townsend

"True friends stab you in the front." --Oscar Wilde

"People don't fail; they give up!" --Anonymous

5 comments:

  1. Some good quotes there. Especially liked the Oscar Wilde, but then who doesn't?

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  2. Some more good ones from a former student:

    "Only those who dare to fail greatly can achieve greatly."

    "You miss 100% of the shots you never take." --Wayne Gretzky

    “Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom." --General George Patton

    “Adversity causes some men to break, others to break records." --William A. Ward

    "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." --Mark Twain

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  3. I have to say that they all have some very deep meaning. Love the
    General George Patton quote.

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  4. Another good one from Erin:

    "Nowadays some people expect the door of opportunity to be opened with a remote control." --M. Charles Wheeler

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  5. I feel so proud to be on your blog. :-) Is it super-obvious that I'm a teacher based on the quotes I pick?
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