““A child’s life is like a piece A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every of paper on which every passerby leaves a mark.”passerby leaves a mark.”

Chinese Proverb

““When we treat man as he When we treat man as he is, we make him worse is, we make him worse

than he is; when we treat than he is; when we treat him as if he already were him as if he already were what he potentially could what he potentially could be, we make him what he be, we make him what he

should be.”should be.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)

““We judge others by their We judge others by their behavior… We judge behavior… We judge

ourselves by our ourselves by our intentions.”intentions.”

Ian Percy

““Surround yourself with Surround yourself with people who take their work people who take their work

seriously, but not seriously, but not themselves… those who themselves… those who

work hard and play hard.”work hard and play hard.”

Colin Powell

““The conscience of children The conscience of children is formed by the influences is formed by the influences that surround them; their that surround them; their

notions of good and evil are notions of good and evil are the result of the moral the result of the moral

atmosphere they breathe.”atmosphere they breathe.”

Jean Paul Richter

““Children have never Children have never been very good at been very good at listening to their listening to their

elders, but they have elders, but they have never failed to imitate never failed to imitate

them.”them.”

James Baldwin

““Change what you see and Change what you see and you’ll change what you you’ll change what you

get.”get.”

@LeadershipFreak

““Why do I have to go to Why do I have to go to school? It’s not like it’s school? It’s not like it’s

teaching me how to live.”teaching me how to live.”

Shelby, second grader

““Few things help an Few things help an individual more than individual more than to place responsibility to place responsibility upon him, and to let upon him, and to let him know that you him know that you

trust him.”trust him.”

Booker T. Washington

““A student won’t A student won’t care how much you care how much you

know until they know until they know how much know how much

you care.” you care.”

Jaime EscalanteJaime Escalante

““A leader is at his best when A leader is at his best when people barely know he people barely know he

exists. When his work is exists. When his work is done and his goal reached, done and his goal reached,

the others all say, “We did it the others all say, “We did it ourselves.”ourselves.”

Lao-Tzu (604-531 B.C.)Chinese Philosopher & Founder

of Taoism

If your plan is for one year, If your plan is for one year, plant rice;plant rice;

If your plan is for ten If your plan is for ten years, plant trees;years, plant trees;

If your plan is for one If your plan is for one hundred hundred years, educate years, educate

children.children.

Confucius (551-479 B.C.)

““Looking back makes you smart,Looking back makes you smart,

Looking forward makes you Looking forward makes you mature,mature,

Looking down makes you wise,Looking down makes you wise,Looking up makes you strong.”Looking up makes you strong.”

@saintlylife

““It’s not the same for It’s not the same for everybody.”everybody.”

Michael , seventh grader

““Failure is only the Failure is only the opportunity to begin again opportunity to begin again

more intelligently.”more intelligently.”

Henry Ford (1863-1947)

““The most common way The most common way people give up their power people give up their power

is by thinking they don’t is by thinking they don’t have any.”have any.”

Alice Walker via @Disabilitygov

““Mistakes are always Mistakes are always forgivable if one has the forgivable if one has the courage to admit them.”courage to admit them.”

Bruce Lee

““It’s a funny thing about life; It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you anything but the best, you very often get it.very often get it.” ”

W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) English Novelist

““You can only become truly You can only become truly accomplished at something accomplished at something

you love. Don’t make money you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the your goal. Instead pursue the

things you love doing and things you love doing and then do them so well that then do them so well that

people can’t take their eyes people can’t take their eyes off of you.”off of you.”

Maya Angelou

““Success is not final, failure Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage is not fatal; it is the courage

to continue that counts.”to continue that counts.”

Winston Churchill

““Change is the end result of Change is the end result of all true learning.”all true learning.”

Leo Busgalgia

““One reason people don’t One reason people don’t listen to you is you don’t listen to you is you don’t

listen to them.”listen to them.”

@LeadershipFreak

““Seek not to change the Seek not to change the world, but choose to world, but choose to

change your mind about change your mind about the world.”the world.”

A Course in Miracles

““Those who cannot change Those who cannot change their minds cannot change their minds cannot change

anything.”anything.”

George Bernard Shaw

““HOPE doesn’t change the HOPE doesn’t change the future, behavior does.”future, behavior does.”

@LeadershipFreak

““You don’t have to know You don’t have to know everything about getting up everything about getting up the mountain ahead of you the mountain ahead of you

to know how to take the to know how to take the next step.”next step.”

Lou Giglio

““I’ve missed more than 9,000 I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost shots in my career. I’ve lost

almost 300 games. 26 times, almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to make the I’ve been trusted to make the

game-winning shot and game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and missed. I’ve failed over and

over and over again in my life. over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”And that is why I succeed.”

Michael Jordan

““If a child can’t learn the If a child can’t learn the way we teach, then maybe way we teach, then maybe we should teach the way we should teach the way

they learn.”they learn.”

Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Estrada

““Coming together is the Coming together is the beginning; keeping beginning; keeping

together is progress; together is progress; working together is working together is

success.”success.”

Henry Ford

““I’ve learned that people will I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but will forget what you did, but people will never forget how people will never forget how

you made them feel.”you made them feel.”

Maya Angelou

““There are no secrets to There are no secrets to success. It is the result of success. It is the result of

preparation, hard work, and preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”learning from failure.”

Colin Powell

““Experts often possess more Experts often possess more data than judgment.”data than judgment.”

Anonymous

““Education is the ability to Education is the ability to listen to almost anything listen to almost anything

without losing your temper without losing your temper or your self confidence.”or your self confidence.”

Robert Frost

““Education is the most Education is the most powerful weapon which you powerful weapon which you

can use to change the can use to change the world.”world.”

Nelson Mandela

““You were made to be You were made to be AWESOME… It’s time to get AWESOME… It’s time to get

our learn on.”our learn on.”

Kid President

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