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Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.


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Trust yourself. Think for yourself. Act for yourself. Speak for yourself. Be yourself. Imitation is suicide.

Trust yourself. Think for yourself. Act for yourself. Speak for yourself. Be yourself. Imitation is suicide.



Once children learn how to learn, nothing is going to narrow their mind. The essence of teaching is to make learning contagious, to have one idea spark another.

Once children learn how to learn, nothing is going to narrow their mind. The essence of teaching is to make learning contagious, to have one idea spark another.



Mr. Meant-to has a friend, his name is Didn't-Do. Have you met them? They live together in a house called Never-Win. And I am told that it is haunted by the Ghost of Might-have-Been.

Mr. Meant-to has a friend, his name is Didn't-Do. Have you met them? They live together in a house called Never-Win. And I am told that it is haunted by the Ghost of Might-have-Been.



When someone is taught the joy of learning, it becomes a life-long process that never stops, a process that creates a logical individual. That is the challenge and joy of teaching.

When someone is taught the joy of learning, it becomes a life-long process that never stops, a process that creates a logical individual. That is the challenge and joy of teaching.



Excellence is not an act but a habit. The things you do the most are the things you will do best.

Excellence is not an act but a habit. The things you do the most are the things you will do best.



Success doesn't come to you, you go to it.

Success doesn't come to you, you go to it.



Determination and perseverance move the world; thinking that others will do it for you is a sure way to fail.

Determination and perseverance move the world; thinking that others will do it for you is a sure way to fail.



Don't try to fix the students, fix ourselves first. The good teacher makes the poor student good and the good student superior. When our students fail, we, as teachers, too, have failed.

Don't try to fix the students, fix ourselves first. The good teacher makes the poor student good and the good student superior. When our students fail, we, as teachers, too, have failed.



I'm a teacher. A teacher is someone who leads. There is no magic here. I do not walk on water. I do not part the sea. I just love children.

I'm a teacher. A teacher is someone who leads. There is no magic here. I do not walk on water. I do not part the sea. I just love children.



If you don't give anything, don't expect anything. Success is not coming to you, you must come to it.

If you don't give anything, don't expect anything. Success is not coming to you, you must come to it.





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He returned my smile with a half grin. "So what do you blog about? Knitting? Puzzles? Being lonely?

He returned my smile with a half grin. "So what do you blog about? Knitting? Puzzles? Being lonely?



I grew up listening to a lot of Ray Charles and '60s rock, thanks to my father, and then my brothers got me in to KISS and whatnot, so I guess that's where I got my first taste for music.

I grew up listening to a lot of Ray Charles and '60s rock, thanks to my father, and then my brothers got me in to KISS and whatnot, so I guess that's where I got my first taste for music.



Forward, always forward, everywhere forward.

Forward, always forward, everywhere forward.



Those were the words she wanted to hear and she finally surrendered to the temptation of believing them.

Those were the words she wanted to hear and she finally surrendered to the temptation of believing them.



We have to fight them daily, lake fleas, those many small worries about the morrow, for they sap our energies.

We have to fight them daily, lake fleas, those many small worries about the morrow, for they sap our energies.



It may not be too late, whatever happens, if our President, Lyndon Johnson, knew the truth from me. But if I am eliminated, there won't be any way of knowing.

It may not be too late, whatever happens, if our President, Lyndon Johnson, knew the truth from me. But if I am eliminated, there won't be any way of knowing.



The power of faith to ease our suffering is God's love.

The power of faith to ease our suffering is God's love.



People here will date goats. But no one wants to date a goat wearing Google glass.

People here will date goats. But no one wants to date a goat wearing Google glass.



I just don't feel like - I've never felt like - part of the entertainment industry. I still just feel like I'm trying to work my way in. And that's weird.

I just don't feel like - I've never felt like - part of the entertainment industry. I still just feel like I'm trying to work my way in. And that's weird.



The difference between happiness is no-where and happiness is now-here has something to do with the event, and everything to do with how you see the event. Your perception is key.

The difference between happiness is no-where and happiness is now-here has something to do with the event, and everything to do with how you see the event. Your perception is key.




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This page presents the quote "Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.". Author of this quote is Marva Collins. This quote is about leadership, character, thinking,.