“We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent. ” ~~ Barack Obama
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This collection of education quotes was inspired by the following quote from William Butler Yeats:
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
Welcome. I am Barbara Feldman, a syndicated newspaper columnist, online publisher, blogger, tech evangelist, empty-nest mom and wife. Read more.
“A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I’m afraid of widths.” ~~ Steven Wright
“Life is the path you beat while you walk it.” ~~ Antonio Machado
“In the long run, there is not much discrimination against superior talent.” ~~ Carter G. Woodson
“There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots, the other is wings.” ~~ Hodding Carter
“Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.” ~~ Alexander Graham Bell
“Youth cannot know how age thinks and feels. But old men are guilty if they forget what it was to be young.” ~~ Albus Dumbledore, in “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” by J.K. Rowling
“Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.” ~~ John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
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