
Top 12 Upcountry Quotes
#1. You would think he was somebody the way he carries on. My God, he's from Spartanburg. Spartanburg of all the pitiful places. The upcountry. The goddam, no-count upcountry.
Pat Conroy
#2. During my own gap year, I learned an invaluable lesson - that I was a lousy teacher. Even though the children I 'taught,' in upcountry Uganda, were desperate for qualifications, they largely ignored me. Until, that is, I realised that they wanted to hear about other young persons around the world.
Simon Hoggart
#3. The real reason to exercise is to change your body's chemistry, not to burn a lot of calories.
Covert Bailey
#4. Don't think. FEEL. It's like a finger pointing at the moon. Do not concentrate on the finger, or you will miss all of the heavenly glory.
Bruce Lee
#5. The early seasons of 'The Simpsons' had a great deal of heart. That's what I'm trying to pull from, the kind of stuff that goes straight to kids' hearts. When they're watching, they don't necessarily know why they love something.
Fred Seibert
#6. She wanted me to remember that pleasure is political
for the capacity to relax and play renews the spirit and makes it possible for us to come to the work of writing clearer, ready for the journey. (bell hooks about Toni Cade Bambara)
Bell Hooks
#7. Songs will always become a story in some way. I think it's my strongpoint as a writer musically. I don't shy away from it. It's not really an effort. It's how I write songs.
Mike Stud
#8. Whatever you do in life, if you want to be creative and intelligent, and develop your brain, you must do everything with the awareness that everything, in some way, connects to everything else.
Leonardo Da Vinci
#9. We live in a world of constant noise which captures our minds even when we are not aware of it
Joost A.M. Meerloo
#10. If a bullfrog had wings it wouldn't bump his behind every time he hopped.
Don King
#11. Like most teachers, I'm just another sower of seeds.
Pete Seeger
#12. Man is not going to wait passively for millions of years before evolution offers him a better brain.
Corneliu E Giurgea
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