#eve

My father was in the coal business in West Virginia. Both dad and mother were, however, originally from Massachusetts; New England, to them, meant the place to go if you really wanted an education. ↗

— John Knowles

#business #coal #dad #education #england

The summer of 1943 at Exeter was as happy a time as I ever had in my life. ↗

— John Knowles

#exeter #had #happy #i #life

There are simply more young people than there ever were. You get this feeling of strength. Also, large numbers can be a drawback, making it difficult to lose one's anonymity. ↗

— John Knowles

#anonymity #difficult #drawback #ever #feeling

Young people in my generation were sort of in lockstep, and it wasn't just the '40s, either. In the '30s and in the '50s it was the same. No one ever dropped out unless he got sick or got kicked out. ↗

— John Knowles

#either #ever #generation #got #just

In those days I was terrible at athletics and never made a team, but quite easily led my class in academics. ↗

— William Standish Knowles

#athletics #class #days #easily #i

I don't have muscle tone. I'm just flab. I'm not a daredevil. I don't like pain, I don't like cold, I don't want to feel exhausted. But the sense of accomplishment is something I've never felt before, in a physical sense. ↗

— Charlene Tilton

#before #cold #daredevil #exhausted #feel

I can't think of any relatives that ever went into science. ↗

— William Standish Knowles

#ever #i #into #relatives #science

My teenage years were exactly what they were supposed to be. Everybody has their own path. It's laid out for you. It's just up to you to walk it. ↗

— Justin Timberlake

#everybody #exactly #just #laid #out

Every relationship I've been in, I've overwhelmed the girl. They just can't handle all the love. ↗

— Justin Timberlake

#been #every #girl #handle #i

I believe with all my heart that civilization has produced nothing finer than a man or woman who thinks and practices true tolerance. ↗