I think reading is part of the birthright of the human being.
For me, literacy means freedom. For the individual and society.
LeVar Burton (born 1957) is an American actor, director, and television host. He is well-recognized for his contributions to literacy because of his 23 years of hosting “Reading Rainbow” on American public television. His acting credits include the television miniseries “Roots” and television series “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”
Teaching is one of the few professions that permit love.
I learn by going where I have to go.
Theodore Roethke (1908-1963) was an American poet. In 1954, he was awarded with the Pulitzer Prize for poetry.
The aim of learning is the formation of character.
There is a secret key to nurturing your health. This key is an essential secret transmission that any person aiming to take good care of himself must understand and observe. The secret is in the single word decrease. Decrease means to reduce all of your ten thousand affairs and avoid increasing them. Be frugal in everything or, in other words, decrease your desires.
Kaibara Ekken (1630-1714) was a Japanese philosopher and writer.
Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
Let us then be up and doing, with a heart for any fate; still achieving, still pursuing, learn to labor and to wait.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was an American poet and educator. Born in Portland, Maine, he has long been remembered for being one of New England’s fireside poets.
Life’s many contrasts
Endless connections
Myriad of opposites
Seeking further inspection
Day overcomes night
Life’s next stepping stone
Stubborn mindset accepts change
Learning from world’s great unknown
Every new journey
Wisdom’s gathering
Life learning to navigate
Recalling facts, staggering
Confidence growing
Life’s balancing act
Success opens one more door
Rising to sign new contract
Life teaches lessons
Trials not all rough
Either pushing or pulling
Guiding wagon, easy stuff
Being a disciple involves becoming a learner, a student of the Master.
From Ephesians 6:7: “Render service with enthusiasm, as for the Lord and not for humans.”
If we succeed in giving the love of learning, the learning itself is sure to follow.
We may sit in our library and yet be in all quarters of the world.
Englishman John Lubbock (1834-1913) spent much of his life in the family banking enterprises. However, he is well-known for his contributions to politics, science and philanthropic efforts.
Keep reading. It’s one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have.
We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself.
Lloyd Alexander (1924-2007) was an American author, who wrote primarily fantasy novels for children and young adults.
Do the steps that you’ve been shown, by everyone you’ve ever known . . . until the dance becomes your very own. (lyrics from “The Only Child”)
Let the disappointment pass, let the laughter fill your glass. (lyrics from “For a Dancer”)
Jackson Browne (born 1948) is an American singer and songwriter.
Every day we live is a priceless gift of God, loaded with possibilities to learn something new, to gain fresh insights.
From Isaiah 43:18-19: “Do not remember the former things or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth; do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”
Dale Evans (1912-2001) was an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She also just happened to be married to one of the most famous of Hollywood cowboys, Roy Rogers.
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