“A child’s life is like a piece of
paper on which every passerby
leaves a mark.”
Chinese Proverb
“When we treat man as he is, we
make him worse than he is;
when we treat him as if he
already were what he
potentially could be, we make
him what he should be.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
“We judge others by their
behavior… We judge ourselves by
our intentions.”
Ian Percy
“Surround yourself with people who
take their work seriously, but not
themselves… those who work hard
and play hard.”
Colin Powell
“The conscience of children is
formed by the influences that
surround them; their notions of
good and evil are the result of the
moral atmosphere they breathe.”
Jean Paul Richter
“Children have never been
very good at listening to
their elders, but they have
never failed to imitate
them.”
James Baldwin
“Change what you see and you’ll
change what you get.”
@LeadershipFreak
“Why do I have to go to school? It’s
not like it’s teaching me how to
live.”
Shelby, second grader
“Few things help an
individual more than to
place responsibility upon
him, and to let him know
that you trust him.”
Booker T. Washington
“A student won’t care
how much you know
until they know how
much you care.”
Jaime Escalante
“A leader is at his best when people
barely know he exists. When his
work is done and his goal reached,
the others all say, “We did it
ourselves.”
Lao-Tzu (604-531 B.C.)
Chinese Philosopher & Founder of
Taoism
If your plan is for one year, plant
rice;
If your plan is for ten years, plant
trees;
If your plan is for one hundred
years, educate children.
Confucius (551-479 B.C.)
“Looking back makes you smart,
Looking forward makes you mature,
Looking down makes you wise,
Looking up makes you strong.”
@saintlylife
“It’s not the same for
everybody.”
Michael , seventh grader
“Failure is only the opportunity to
begin again more intelligently.”
Henry Ford (1863-1947)
“The most common way people give
up their power is by thinking they
don’t have any.”
Alice Walker via @Disabilitygov
“Mistakes are always forgivable if
one has the courage to admit
them.”
Bruce Lee
“It’s a funny thing about life; if
you refuse to accept anything
but the best, you very often get
it.”
W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)
English Novelist
“You can only become truly
accomplished at something you
love. Don’t make money your
goal. Instead pursue the things
you love doing and then do them
so well that people can’t take their
eyes off of you.”
Maya Angelou
“Success is not final, failure is not
fatal; it is the courage to continue
that counts.”
Winston Churchill
“Change is the end result of all true
learning.”
Leo Busgalgia
“One reason people don’t listen to
you is you don’t listen to them.”
@LeadershipFreak
“Seek not to change the world, but
choose to change your mind about
the world.”
A Course in Miracles
“Those who cannot change their
minds cannot change anything.”
George Bernard Shaw
“HOPE doesn’t change the future,
behavior does.”
@LeadershipFreak
“You don’t have to know everything
about getting up the mountain
ahead of you to know how to take
the next step.”
Lou Giglio
“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots
in my career. I’ve lost almost 300
games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted
to make the game-winning shot
and missed. I’ve failed over and
over and over again in my life.
And that is why I succeed.”
Michael Jordan
“If a child can’t learn the way we
teach, then maybe we should teach
the way they learn.”
Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Estrada
“Coming together is the beginning;
keeping together is progress;
working together is success.”
Henry Ford
“I’ve learned that people will forget
what you said, people will forget
what you did, but people will never
forget how you made them feel.”
Maya Angelou
“There are no secrets to success. It
is the result of preparation, hard
work, and learning from failure.”
Colin Powell
“Experts often possess more data
than judgment.”
Anonymous
“Education is the ability to listen to
almost anything without losing
your temper or your self
confidence.”
Robert Frost
“Education is the most powerful
weapon which you can use to
change the world.”
Nelson Mandela
“You were made to be
AWESOME… It’s time to get our
learn on.”
Kid President
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