Michael Dirr Quotes

#1. He snorted. "He thinks killing a day-old hydra has made him a hero." None of the songs had ever mentioned the Vandalus Hydra being one day old: it diminished the story more than a little.

Naomi Novik

#2. The philosophy of project-based homeschooling - this particular approach to helping children become strong thinkers, learners, and doers - is dependent upon the interest and the enthusiastic participation and leadership of the learners themselves, the children.

Lori McWilliam Pickert

#3. I think the type of actor I am, I tend to play strong leading female characters. The shows I've been on happen to be science fiction genre.

Alaina Huffman

#4. Why would Dad call you? I mean, you have to admit that he would have been better off calling the local prison and asking them to send out one of the convicted killers to come find me. - Shella

Krista Alasti

#5. Every time we forget to breathe or our minds wander or we're hijacked by feelings or sensations, we gently bring ourselves back to the breath, again and again.

Sharon Salzberg

#6. Don't just tell your kids to be active and to get outside and play. Lead by example.

Summer Sanders

#7. My people had used music to soothe slavery's torment or to propitiate God, or to describe the sweetness of love and the distress of lovelessness, but I knew no race could sing and dance its way to freedom.

Maya Angelou

#8. Fame compensates for a column of wants.

Gertrude Atherton

#9. People are not hooked on YouTube, Twitter or Facebook but on each other. Tools and services come and go; what is constant is our human urge to share.

Alfred Hermida

#10. When something is coming off of a Neve board and being laid down on tape, it's like a warm blanket for the brain. When you're working in a digital form, it's so harsh; it's almost painful. Your ears get more fatigued if you're mixing all day.

Jenny Lewis