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Apple Seeds – Quotes for Educators
By Barb Stutesman
Barb S. hs/ret posts an Apple Seed every day of every month
In case you missed them, here are the Apple Seeds posted on the Teacher Chatboard by Barb S. during the month of September
09-01: The secret to getting things done is to act! ~ Benjamin O. David
09-02: So many fail because they don’t get started – they don’t go. They don’t overcome inertia. They don’t begin. ~ W. Clement Stone
09-03: You don’t always win your battles, but it’s good to know you fought. ~ Marjorie Holmes
09-04: The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
09-05: A person is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them. ~ Elbert Hubbard
09-06: Goals are dreams with deadlines. ~ Diana Scharf Hunt
09-07: The reason clichés are repeated so often is because they’re so often right on the money. ~ Randy Pausch
09-08: The beginning is the most important part of the work. ~ Plato
09-09: Never confuse motion with action. ~ Ernest Hemingway
09-10: Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action. ~ James Levin
09-11: Before they were murdered that morning, most people’s last words were “I love you”, not “I hate you”. May we always remember that the power of love is exponentially greater than the power of hate. ~ B. L. Ochman
09-12: Grandchildren: the only people who can get more out of you than the IRS. ~ Gene Perret
09-13: Action expresses priorities. ~ Charles A. Garfield
09-14: “Dance with the one who brung you” is a reminder about loyalty and appreciation. ~ Randy Pausch
09-15: A good reputation is more valuable than money. ~ Publilius Syrus
09-16: The contemplative life is often miserable. One must act more, think less, and not watch oneself live. ~ Nicolas Chamfort
09-17: Our life is what our thoughts make it. ~ Marcus Aurelius
09-18: Youth is the time of getting, middle age of improving, and old age of spending. ~ Anne Bradstreet
09-19: People argue; nature acts. ~ Voltaire
09-20: Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. ~ George S. Patton
09-21: Don’t focus on little issues while ignoring the major ones. ~ Randy Pausch
09-22: No animal admires another animal. ~ Blaise Pascal
09-23: Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting, and autumn a mosaic of them all. ~ Stanley Horowitz
09-24: There is a wisdom of the head and a wisdom of the heart. ~ Charles Dickens
09-25: Moderation in all things. ~ Terence
09-26: Force without wisdom falls of its own weight. ~ Horace
09-27: As I grow older, I pay less attention to what people say. I just watch what they do. ~ Andrew Carnegie
forward. ~ Randy Pausch
09-29: Follow your bliss. ~ Joseph Campbell
09-30: There is a harmony in autumn, and a lustre in its sky. ~ Percy Bysshe Shelley
