#tea

Teaching thinking for just five hours to unemployed youngsters increased employment 500 percent. ↗

— Edward de Bono

#five #hours #increased #just #percent

Man can and must prevent the tragedy of famine in the future instead of merely trying with pious regret to salvage the human wreckage of the famine, as he has so often done in the past. ↗

— Norman Borlaug

#famine #future #human #in the past #instead

I think I was born because my parents had two boys and wanted to give it one more go and try for a girl... they got me instead. ↗

— Alex Borstein

#born #girl #give #go #got

I've never talked to our guys about being young. That's an easy crutch to fall on. You really just have to come in and build the spirit up of your team by working them everyday, showing them examples of what they've done and reinforce their work. ↗

— Scott Brooks

#being #build #come #crutch #done

In our glorious fight for civil rights, we must guard against being fooled by false slogans, such as 'right-to-work.' It provides no 'rights' and no 'works.' Its purpose is to destroy labor unions and the freedom of collective bargaining…. We demand this fraud be stopped. ↗

— Martin Luther King Jr.

#decency #dr-king #labor #labor-activism #martin-luther-king-jr

I participated on debating teams and in student government, and served as senior class president. ↗

— Paul D. Boyer

#debating #government #i #participated #president

It wasn't until late high school and early college that I gained enough size and skill to make me welcome on intramural basketball teams. ↗

— Paul D. Boyer

#college #early #enough #gained #high

If God treats you well by teaching you a disastrous lesson, you never forget it. ↗

— Ray Bradbury

#forget #god #lesson #never #never forget

I've been a schoolteacher. I always try to get the kids to finish talking before the next one starts. ↗

— Marion Zimmer Bradley

#been #before #finish #get #i

Just about this time, when in imagination I was so great a warrior, I had good use in real life for more strength, as I was no longer taken to school by the nurse, but instead had myself to protect my brother, two years my junior. ↗

— Georg Brandes

#brother #good #great #had #i