Gatsby Clothes Quotes

#1. Conversationis like the table of contents of a dull book ... All the greatest subjects of human thought are proudly displayedin it. Listen to it for three minutes, and you ask yourself which is more striking, the emphasis of the speaker or his shocking ignorance.

Stendhal

#2. Connection gives us our life, yet it also threatens to take it from us.

Kiera Van Gelder

#3. The factory model of education is the wrong model for the 21st century. Today, our schools must prepare all students for college and careers-and do far more to personalize instruction and employ the smart use of technology.

Arne Duncan

#4. People do not deserve good writing, they are so pleased with bad.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

#5. At life's banquet of success I may not be the guest of honor, but I'll be among those present.

L.M. Montgomery

#6. I take a real interest in the possibilities of teaching - including the practice of bringing creative writing, and serious reading, into the classroom. I am persuaded that since language is alive, much of the challenge has already been met by the poets and novelists we read.

Michael Cadnum

#7. It's not a crime not to know yourself. It's not a crime to send life away. It's just a shame.

Andrew O'Hagan

#8. Why shouldn't I be allowed to say stupid, outrageous things?

Sebastian Horsley

#9. If he lacks verbal expression of it, you may find his love profoundly in his works, deeds and creativity; so recognize rather than criticize.

T.F. Hodge

#10. Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.

W. Clement Stone