Idiom
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Motivational Quote
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February 13, 2017
"Never judge a book by its cover" Never speak badly about someone until you really know them. |
February 13, 2017
"No matter what happens in a child's home, no matter what other social and economic factors may impede a child, there's no question in my mind that a first-rate school can transform almost everything." Jonathan Kozol, writer |
February 06, 2017
"History repeats itself" The same kinds of events seem to happen over and over. |
February 06, 2017
"Whatever we believe about ourselves and our ability comes true for us." Susan L. Taylor, journalist |
January 30, 2017
"Burning the midnight oil" To work late into the night, alluding to the time before electric lighting. |
January 30, 2017
"Reading and writing, like everything else, improve with practice." Margaret Atwood |
January 23, 2017
"Pique someone's curiosity" make someone want to know more about something or someone |
January 23, 2017
"Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose." Zora Neale Hurston |
January 16, 2017
"Explore all avenues" you try out every possibility in order to obtain a result or find a solution. |
January 16, 2017
"Be a bush if you can't be a tree. If you can't be a highway, just be a trail. If you can't be a sun, be a star. For it isn't by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you are." Martin Luther King, Jr. |
January 02 & 09, 2017
"Turn over a new leaf" to make a postive change |
January 02 & 09, 2017
"Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right" Oprah Winfrey |
December 19, 2016
"Get away from it all" to go somewhere completely different from what is usual - go somewhere peaceful |
December 19, 2016
"A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you've been taking." Earl Wilson |
December 12, 2016
"Pull the wool over your eyes" to deceive someone in order to prevent them from knowing what you are really doing |
December 12, 2016
"It doesn't take a majority to make a rebellion; it takes only a few determined leaders and a sound cause." H.L. Mencken |
December 05, 2016
"A ripple of protest" a quiet remark protesting something |
December 05, 2016
"The use of the Internet, the use of Twitter, the way protest movements developed... This is a different world." - Gus O'Donnell - |
November 28, 2016
"Don't change horses midstream" It's unwise to alter methods or choose new leaders during a crisis |
November 28, 2016
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has" - Margaret Mead - |
November 21, 2016
"To count your blessings" to be grateful for the good things in your life |
November 21, 2016
"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough." - Oprah Winfrey - |
November 14, 2016
"Down To The Wire" Something that ends at the last minute or last few seconds. |
November 14, 2016
"Don't worry about a thing 'Cause every little thing gonna be alright" Bob Marley |
November 07, 2016
"Devil's Advocate" Someone who takes a position for the sake of argument without believing in that particular side of the arguement. It can also mean one who presents a counter argument for a position they do believe in, to another debater. |
November 07, 2016
"Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood." Walt Disney |
October 31, 2016
"A Picture Paints a Thousand Words" A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words. |
October 31, 2016
"Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!" - Audrey Hepburn - |
October 17 & 24, 2016 "All In The Same Boat" When everyone is facing the same challenges. |
October 17 & 24, 2016
"In an era of parental paranoia, lawsuit mania and testing frenzy, we are failing to inspire our children's curiosity, creativity, and imagination. We are denying them opportunities to tinker, discover, and explore - in short, to play." - Darell Hammond - |
October 10, 2016
"Bite Off More Than You Can Chew" To take on a task that is way to big. |
October 10, 2016
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." Benjamin Franklin |
October 03, 2016 "Between A Rock And A Hard Place" Stuck between two very bad options. |
October 03, 2016
"The difference between the almost right word & the right word is really a large matter--it's the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning." Mark Twain, Author |
September 26, 2016
"Bend Over Backwards" Do whatever it takes to help. Willing to do anything. |
September 26, 2016
“Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.” Carter G. Woodson |
September 19, 2016
"Be the devil's advocate" To present a counter or opposing argument. |
September 12, 2016
"Ball is in your court" It is up to you to make the next decision or step. |
September 12, 2016
"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." Alvin Toffler: American writer and futurist |
September 05, 2016
"Actions speak louder than words" People's intentions can be judged better by what they do than what they say. |
September 05, 2016
"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education." Martin Luther King, Jr. |