I got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out and mocked me in front of the whole class for baking. ~Dan Savage
#quotes #dan-savage #baking

The witches, the wise women, and the healers were also always the counselors. It's a whole other tradition of knowledge and learning that has been suppressed because it had political implications. ~Starhawk
#quotes #starhawk #politics

One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
#proverbs #japanese-proverbs #strength

I adore clothes, they're my weakest link! My mother was the same, and she taught me always to look polished. ~Anne Robinson
#quotes #anne-robinson #clothing #mother

It always surprised me that I was getting acting work. ~Mary Lynn Rajskub
#quotes #mary-lynn-rajskub #entertainment #acting #career

A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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Learn a new language and get a new soul. ~Czech Proverb
#proverbs #czech-proverbs #language #soul

A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs

Everyone pushes a falling fence. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs

The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #trees

As we live, so we learn. ~Yiddish Proverb
#proverbs #yiddish-proverbs #life #learning

Teachers who do not take their own education seriously, who do not study, who make little effort to keep abreast of events have no moral authority to coordinate the activities of the classroom. ~Paulo Freire
#quotes #paulo-freire #education

Those who begin many things finish but a few. ~Italian Proverb
#proverbs #italian-proverbs #focus

You can almost taste the pressure now. ~Vin Scully
#quotes #vin-scully #pressure

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
#proverbs #japanese-proverbs #friendship #character

Advice should be viewed from behind. ~Swedish Proverb
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The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
#proverbs #japanese-proverbs #silence

Good things come to those who wait. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs #wait

The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might be. ~Abba Eban
#quotes #abba-eban #minorities #jewish

The garden is the poor man's apothecary. ~German Proverb
#proverbs #german-proverbs

It is objective evaluations that give our hardwiring principles teeth and drive the organization toward results that last. ~Quint Studer
#quotes #quint-studer #progress

A family in harmony will prosper in everything. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #family #prosperity

I had my nearest and most intimate glimpses of the presence of my Lord in those dread moments when musket, club or spear was being levelled at my life. ~John Gibson Paton
#quotes #john-gibson-paton #god

Official education was telling people almost nothing of the nature of all those things on the seashores, and in the redwood forests, in the deserts and in the plains. ~Gregory Bateson
#quotes #gregory-bateson #nature #education

Could it be that all those reports coming from our own intelligence that Bush ignored was right all along? Could it be that the UN was right all along? ~Peter Schuyler
#quotes #peter-schuyler #bush