Bel Kaufman Quotes
St. Peter: “Who is knocking at my gate?” Voice: “It is I.” St. Peter: “Go away, we don’t need any more school teachers here!
Quotes to Explore
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An influential member of parliament has not only to pay much money to become such, and to give time and labour, he has also to sacrifice his mind too - at least all the characteristics part of it that which is original and most his own.
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Sometimes, things just fall into your lap, and that's pretty incredible.
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My hairstyle is not common in India, where my parents come from.
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And before you ask, I don't ask what equipment my lovers have, merely if they want to play.
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Letters should be easy and natural.
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If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane.
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Today's children need more years of education than we are offering. And they need more daily hours of instruction than we are providing. They are ready to learn long before kindergarten, and on the other end of the spectrum, all of them must have access to advanced education for years after they graduate from high school.
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Whoever knocks persistently, ends by entering.
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For to interpose a little ease, Let our frail thoughts dally with false surmise.
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Man's nature, so to speak, is a perpetual factory of idols.
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Every artist preserves deep within him a single source from which, throughout his lifetime, he draws what he is, and what he says. When the source dries up, the work withers and crumbles.
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I always just thought if you see somebody without a smile, give'em yours!
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And I reminded myself that it's easy to be grateful for the obvious blessings in life, much harder to be grateful for the tough moments and the lessons they teach.
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If you want to hit a man in the chest, aim for his groin.
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Sincere. You are. You take the world home with you every night.
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One thing that I pride myself on is, everything that I do is completely legit. We go through every channel, and do it the proper way.
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We often assume that all teachers within a discipline address the same curriculum. This isn't always the case. We frequently find gaps between goals and what is actually taught, and these gaps can have a lasting impact on a child's learning.
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St. Peter: “Who is knocking at my gate?” Voice: “It is I.” St. Peter: “Go away, we don’t need any more school teachers here!
