Quotes

Put quotes and excerpts from newspapers, journals, magazines and so on around
your classroom. They remind students of concepts, information, knowledge and so
forth and may help your students to consolidate previous learning.

‘I have always said that if I were a rich man I would hire a

professional praiser.’

Sir Osbert Sitwell (1892–1969)

English writer and poet

‘I praise loudly. I blame softly.’

Catherine the Great (1729–1796)
Empress of Russia

‘Fantastic things happen – to the way we feel, to the way

we make other people feel. All this is simply by using
positive words.’
Professor Leo Buscaglia (1924–1998)
teacher, writer and humanitarian

‘He who wishes to talk well, must first think well.’

Anon.

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‘The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two
words when one will do.’

Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

third President of the United States of America

‘There is none so blind as those who will not listen.’

William Slater (contemporary)

on commerce

‘Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have,
and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be
careful lest you let other people spend it for you.’

Carl Sandburg (1878–1967)

American poet, historian and novelist

‘The idea is to make decisions and act on them – to decide

what is important to accomplish, to decide how something
can best be accomplished, to find time to work at it and get
it done.’

Karen Kakascik (contemporary)

on time management

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