Randi Weingarten Quotes

#1. No pain was permanent, and no loss was real. That even though people treated each other abominably, even though they left, even though you let them go, even though you never laid eyes on them again, this fugue that linked you continued, whether you liked it or not.

Lisa Alther

#2. To stop a human being from doing something, you must find a way to make the person stop wanting to do it.

Orson Scott Card

#3. Mike Bloomberg may be a Republican these days. But he has been a Democrat for most of his adult life.

Randi Weingarten

#4. All that you are seeking is also seeking you

Franz Kafka

#5. Just going through a marriage and a divorce - which I essentially did by 21 - will give you an insane amount of perspective on life.

Solange Knowles

#6. Well come and stand a little bit closer, breathe in and get a bit higher. You'll ever know what hit you when I get to you!

Savage Garden

#7. [On marriage:] Someone once said that it was like a crowded church - those outside were endeavouring to get in, and those inside were making violent efforts to get out.

Myrtle Reed

#8. He has the common feeling of his profession. He enjoys a statement twice as much if it appears in fine print, and anything that turns up in a footnote ... takes on the character of divine revelation.

Margaret Halsey

#9. I wished for nothing beyond her smile, and to walk with her thus, hand in hand, along a sun warmed, flower bordered path.

Andre Gide

#10. Imagination is not enough. Knowledge is necessary.

Paul Scott

#11. One of the gamebook series I created, 'Fabled Lands', is also the name of my company, and the reason we named the company after it is that it was pretty revolutionary for its time.

Dave Morris

#12. If we use these common standards as the foundation for better schools, we can give all kids a robust curriculum taught by well prepared, well supported teachers who can help prepare them for success in college, life and careers.

Randi Weingarten

#13. We have guidance counselors that have caseloads of 500 to 600 children. We don't have enough to help the children.

Randi Weingarten