#ding

The impending teacher shortage is the most critical education issue we will face in the next decade. ↗

— David E. Price

#critical #decade #education #face #impending

I enjoy horse riding, spending time with my dog 'Smurf,' and basically having a really good laugh partying and having fun! ↗

— Katie Price

#dog #enjoy #fun #good #good laugh

The older I've got the less I find myself going back and re-reading or really reading new fiction or poetry. ↗

— Reynolds Price

#fiction #find #going #got #i

If I can tell you the story from beginning to end in five minutes, I'm ready to start writing. Then it's a constant spreading out of that five minutes. ↗

— Richard Price

#constant #end #five #i #i can

[Men] prefer the foolish belief and the passions of the earth [to the enlightenment of their souls]. They believe the absurd and shrink from the truth." "No, they do not. They are afraid, that is all. And they must remain on earth until they come to the way of leaving it." "And how do they leave? How is the ascent made? Must one learn virtue?" Here she laughs. "You have read too much, and learned too little. Virtue is a road, not a destination. Man cannot be virtuous. Understanding is the goal. When that is achieved, the soul can take wing. ↗

— Iain Pears

#enlightenment #fear #mankind #philosophy #soul

He's a family man and a businessman. He spent his career building successful companies. Then, he saved the 2002 Olympics and brought pride to our nation. As governor, he balanced the budget, cut taxes, and created jobs. The president America needs is Mitt Romney! ↗

— Reince Priebus

#balanced #brought #budget #building #businessman

I really believe in finding new ways to distribute my music. ↗

— Prince

#distribute #finding #i #music #new

We do not succeed in changing things according to our desire, but gradually our desire changes. ↗

— Marcel Proust

#changes #changing #desire #gradually #our

If a spectator with a philosophical mind, somebody accustomed to reading books, gets the same kind of information in a movie, he might not fully understand it. ↗

— Manuel Puig

#books #fully #gets #information #kind

In a country like France, so ancient, their history is full of outstanding people, so they carry a heavy weight on their back. Who could write in French after Proust or Flaubert? ↗

— Manuel Puig

#ancient #back #carry #could #country