• A key to growing as a teacher is to keep company mainly with teachers who uplift you, whose presence inspire you and whose dedication drives you. –Robert John Meehan
  • If you ask me what I came into this world to do, I will tell you, without hesitation: I was born to be a teacher. –Robert John Meehan
  • Creativity is now as important in education as literacy.” –Sir Ken Robinson
  • A truly special teacher is very wise, she sees tomorrow in every child’s eyes. –Anonymous
  • Teacher’s plant the seeds of knowledge that lasts a lifetime.
  • You know you’re a teacher if...you understand instantaneously, why a child behaves in a certain way after meeting his parents.
  • The children are the curriculum.
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Motherhood

  • We should never be so busy and so rushed that we cannot make time to snuggle, read, to play and to listen to our children. –Christin Slade
  • Being a mother is not about what you gave up to have a child, but what you’ve gained from having one. –Unknown
  • Children are not a distraction from more important work. They are the most important work. –C. S. Lewis
  • The process of shaping the child...shapes also the mother herself. Reverence for her sacred burden calls her to all that is pure and good, that she may teach primarily by her own humble, daily example. –Elisabeth Elliot
  • Motherhood is a choice you make every day to put some someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own. To each the hard lessons, to do the right thing-...
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  • Keep your head, heels, and standards high. –Coco Chanel
  • You’ve got everything it takes to accomplish your dreams. You’ve got the power to rock the world...You’ve got Girl Power!!!
  • Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself. –Coco Chanel
  • Never underestimate the power of a girl who knows what she wants.
  • I am a girl. I am smart and I am strong and I can do anything.
  • One woman can make a difference in the world, but together we can rock the world.
  • A wise girl knows her limits. A smart girl realizes she has none. –Marilyn Monroe
  • I figure if, if a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one.” –Calamity Jane
  • ...And the Princess lived happily ever af...
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  • The ability to fall in love with herself first.
  • Many nights spent laughing so hard that she can barely catch her breath.
  • A few true friends who will never abandon her or or try to change her.
  • Mentors to learn from who provide a remarkable amount of inspiration.
  • Patience to undergo life's setbacks.
  • Determination to turn those setbacks into further motivation to follow her dreams.
  • Long car rides and plane trips to wondrous places that will open her eyes to the fascinating and incredible world we live in.
  • People to hold her when I am not there.
  • Late nights.
  • Big dreams.
  • Emotionally riveting experiences.
  • Opportunities to step outside of her comf...
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  • Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventures, story-tellers, and singer of songs.
  • A great dad makes memories, goes on adventures always puts his family first, makes sacrifices, is patient, always has the time for his kids, is a great teacher, loves his kids unconditionally.
  • To her, the name of father was another name for love. –Fanny Fern
  • Do not handicap your children by making their lives easy. –Robert A. Heinlein
  • The quality of a father can be seen in the goals, dreams and aspirations he sets not only for himself, but for his family. –Reed Markham
  • A man doesn’t need to be flawless to be a perfect father, but the commitment to his family is a precious responsibility. –Paul Young
  • Having kids doesn’t make you a father, ...
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  • I think if I’ve learned anything about friendship, it’s to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don’t walk away, don’t be distracted, don’t be too busy or tired, don’t take them for granted. Friends are part of the flue that holds life and faith together – powerful stuff. –Jon Katz
  • A strong friendship does not need daily conversations, does not always need togetherness, as long as the relationship lives in the heart, true friends will never part.
  • Real friendship is shown in times of trouble; prosperity is always full of friends.
  • Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. –Ed Cunningham
  • They say nothing lasts forever: dreams ch...
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  • "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that." -J.K. Rowling, 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'
  • "The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive." -John Green, 'Looking for Alaska'
  • "There's only one rule you need to remember: laugh at everything and forget everybody else! It sounds egotistical, but it's actually the only cure for those suffering from self-pity." -Anne Frank, 'The Diary of Anne Frank'
  • "If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself." -Rick Riordan, 'The Lightning Thief'
  • "How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a loaf of bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live them. How much lo...
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  • "A brain that never stops ticking; Sometimes an on-off switch would sure come in handy; A mind that's constantly cutting up and dissecting, looking for answers..." -Rocky Votolato, 'Suicide Medicine' song lyrics
  • "...Please remember all of the things I never got a chance to say..." -Rocky Votolato, 'Suicide Medicine' song lyrics
  • "...Oh god, I love you. I mean forever. I left my body behind to break the news. Looks like it's over, please remember all the things I never got a chance to say..." -Rocky Votolato, 'Suicide Medicine' song lyrics
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  • Our family is a circle of strength and love. With every birth and union it grows. Every crisis faced together makes the circle stronger.
  • Being a family means you are part of something very wonderful. It mean you will love and be loved for the rest of your life...No matter what!
  • No family is perfect, we argue, we fight. We even stop talking to each other at times, but in the end, family is family. The love will always be there.
  • Like branches on a tree, we all grow in different directions, yet our roots remain as one.
  • Family is not an important thing, it’s everything. –Michael J. Fox
  • Having somewhere to go is home; Having someone to love is; Having both is a blessing.
  • The love in our family flows strong and d...
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  • Your teammates are like your family. You spend hours with them every day. Treat them like it. It doesn’t matter if you love them or hate them, just be there for them detect it in their voice if they need help, Prove to them that you trust them and are trustworthy. Make them love you. Love them. Your team mate is your family. They are also the way to win.
  • If you think practice is boring...try siting in the bench.
  • Behind all the hours of practice, and all the coaches who pushed you, there’s that little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back.
  • Win as a team, lose as a team.
  • There is no glory in practice, but without practice, there is no glory. –Unknown
  • The road to athletic greatness is not marked by perfection, but the ability to con...
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  • We are all a little weird and life’s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness, and call it love.
  • Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter won’t mind.
  • Today I shall behave, as if this is the day will remembered.
  • Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better – It’s not.
  • You have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes, you can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own, and you know what you know. You are the guy who’ll decide where to go.
  • Why fit in when you were born to stand out!
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  • "I don't think people love me; they love versions of me I have spun for them, versions of me they have construed in their minds, the easy versions of me - the easy parts of me to love. Who's going to love the girl that can't stop crying? The girl who hurts hurts herself? The girl that is losing control? The girl that is so sad she can't get out of bed? The girl that keeps pushing everyone away? Who's going to love the monster in me, who's going to love me now?" -Anonymous Author
  • "You're mad. Bonkers. Off your head...But, I'll tell you a secret: All of the best people are..." -Alice in Wonderland
  • "I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle, but if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." -Marilyn Monroe
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"He grasped her hands in his, truing to ignore the tears that streamed down her pretty face. This girl, no this woman was someone he wished he had not yet met. He wished he met her years from now when he had grown up to something that she could hold onto. Hell, grown to someone who could hold onto her. He loved her so much but he had to let go for her own good and his. He held back his emotions, his fear of letting the best thing ever to walk into his life, walk out of it.

'I hope the one day you buy every pretty dress you've ever wanted. I hope you wear them and dance barefoot in the summer and laugh,' he said softly, squeezing her hands in his, keeping her attention on him so he could try to calm her down.

'I hope you smile at all the little things, like flowers, and the laughter of children. I hope you get that tattoo you've always wanted. I hope you go to Paris and ...

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