#lear

Books are the best of things, well used; abused, among the worst...They are for nothing but to inspire. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

#inspire #learning #inspirational

We are on the precipice of a crisis, a Constitutional crisis. The checks and balances, which have been at the core of this Republic, are about to be evaporated by the nuclear option. The checks and balances that say if you get 51% of the vote, you don't get your way 100% of the time. It is amazing, it's almost a temper tantrum. ↗

— Charles Schumer

#almost #amazing #balances #been #checks

I was bullied by a few people who were much older than me. I went to camp to learn boxing. I was 12, and my coach was 24. I felt like if I could fight him, I could stand up to anyone. ↗

— Liam Payne

#boxing #bullied #camp #coach #could

Collaboration allows teachers to capture each other's fund of collective intelligence. ↗

— Mike Schmoker

#learning #teach #teacher #team #teamwork

Align yourself with people that you can learn from, people who want more out of life, people who are stretching and searching and seeking some higher ground in life. ↗

— Les Brown

#life

It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value. ↗

— Stephen Hawking

#clear #intelligence #long-term #survival #value

Only the curious will learn and only the resolute overcome the obstacles to learning. The quest quotient has always excited me more than the intelligence quotient. ↗

— Eugene S. Wilson

#intelligence #learning #obstacles #quest #resolute

What the hell do I have to do to get your attention? Do I need to get up there?” I throw an arm toward the stage. His eyes swell for just a second, in shock. He reaches forward to hold my hands, but he catches himself in time and instead folds them across his chest. “Believe me, you have my full attention. ↗

— K.A. Tucker

#k-a-tucker #kacey-cleary #kacey-trent #love #sweet

Tricks ripped and you tripped, tricked yourself by falling slowly. I’m the winner in this game, unable to stoop to your level of shame. Unwilling to reply to your words of ache. ↗

— Coco J. Ginger

#hate #heartbreak #jamie-weise #lesson-learned #love

Art is science made clear. ↗

— Wilson Mizner

#clear #made #science