I love words and language. I love their power to evoke any emotion, to entertain, to explain, to teach, to save, to win a battle, to raise a person to power or bring them down, to change a life.
This love has brought to me a new hobby... quote collecting. I can't stop. I steal them from people I know and find them in books, newspapers, and magazines. I hear them at conferences, in songs and on TV or movies. I even make up my own which my students collect, use and remind me of.
One of the most recent quotes I have been pondering is by E.B. White and I heard it at a teaching conference last week:
"Humor plays close to the white, hot fire of truth."
Chew on that for a while, and in the meantime, send me your quotes.
4 comments:
oooh. that's so good.
That is good.
Here's a quote I just heard from John Ortberg.
"Leadership is disappointing people at a rate they can stand."
Here is one of my favorite quotes of all time. I heard a preacher say it during a service and it has stuck with me.
"As we grow older, babies come into our lives."
Hope this truth speaks as much to you as it did to me.
Your quote is a good one, I have believed that for years. as far as sending you a quote , it is not usually something I pay much attention too. But... I will think on it.
nancy wood
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