#hum

All of us are born with a set of instinctive fears - of falling, of the dark, of lobsters, of falling on lobsters in the dark, of speaking before a Rotary Club, and of the words "Some Assembly Required". ↗

— Dave Barry

#humor

American grammar doesn't have the sturdiness of British grammar (a British advertising man with a proper education can make magazine copy for ribbed condoms sound like the Magna goddam Carta), but it has its own scruffy charm ↗

— Stephen King

#education

The best and noblest parts of man depend precious little on culture, education, and whatever else it is called. One can never have enough respect for true humanity as it is visible in the persons of the totally uneducated classes, and never enough humility if one sometimes believes one is superior to them. ↗

— Wilhelm von Humboldt

#education

No, I’m done! I’m tired, I’m sweaty, I’m in agony, and why do I feel like I need to shit?” “It’s totally natural to feel that way,” said Grace in a placatory, calming voice. “Some women even have one during labor.” “What?” The word dripped with horror. “Women can shit when they’re in labor? Tell me that won’t happen to me! Don’t you let me shit, Grace! ↗

— Suzanne Wright

#taryn #humor

I always find that if I sit down, a solution presents itself! ↗

— Rob MacGregor

#movies #humor

Emma: You can demand that Pettibone retain my services, but you cannot make similar demands of the parents of the students. They will not entrust the education of their daughters to a woman who has removed her clothing for an artist, no matter how exalted that artist may be. Pettibone would become a school without students. No that avenue is closed to me now. Nicholas: Women disrobe for men other than their husbands every day. Emma: But they are not on exhibition in the Royal Academy. Nicholas: what of extenuating circumstances? Emma: You make no sense ↗

— Donna MacMeans

#humor #romance #society #education

The fate of the humanities faculty in the burgeoning world of for-profit higher education is easy to predict, but painful to contemplate. Universities that, by virtue of their very mission, validate economic efficiency and productivity above all else also sanction apathy toward the humanities. (p. 97) ↗

— Frank Donoghue

#humanities #education

His enthusiasm and willingness to use what he learned made him get ahead in Spanish. ↗

— Elisabeth Elliot

#enthusiasm #humility #education

You do not question an author who appears on the title page as "T.V.N. Persaud, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc., F.R.C.Path. (Lond.), F.F.Path. (R.C.P.I.), F.A.C.O.G. ↗

— Mary Roach

#humor

আমাদের তপু মাত্র তিনটা শব্দ জানে। একটা হচ্ছে 'ও', আরেকটা 'আচ্ছা' আর আরেকটা 'তাই নাকী! ↗

— Muhammed Zafar Iqbal

#humor