Avinoam Braverman Quotes & Sayings

The poet dreams of the classroom

I dreamed
I stood up in class
And I said aloud:

Teacher,
Why is algebra important?

Sit down, he said.

Then I dreamed
I stood up
And I said:

Teacher, I'm weary of the turkeys
That we have to draw every fall.
May I draw a fox instead?

Sit down, he said.

Then I dreamed
I stood up once more and said:

Teacher,
My heart is falling asleep
And it wants to wake up.
It needs to be outside.

Sit down, he said. — Mary Oliver

Having signed a few autographs in my time, I always wonder what the heck people do with them. — Jasper Carrott

Whether or not you choose to keep your covenant to always remember Him, He always remembers you. — Henry B. Eyring

Big house, big car, big breast, big life, big this and big that; what is so big about living big? Live on KISS principle not BIG principle. — Santosh Kalwar

I was always funny, but I wasn't a great musician, and I wanted to be a musician way more than I wanted to be a comic. I just didn't think comedians were cool when I was a kid. — Greg Behrendt

I'm not too into fast food, but you know if I was, it would be chicken. — Giancarlo Esposito