Capitanio School Quotes & Sayings

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power. — William James

Most of those who came were women, and I was now much criticized, now much praised by opposing groups. At first I was frightened, but Mariarosa interceded with authority and I discovered in myself an unsuspected capacity to summarize disagreement and agreement, choosing in the meantime a role as mediator. I was good at saying in a convincing way: That isn't exactly what I meant. — Elena Ferrante

Individuality of expression is the beginning and end of all art. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

You are evil. But even the power of evil cannot stand against the power of faith and goodness. — Griffin Jay

Cordelia: I personally don't think it's possible to come up with a crazier plan.
Oz: We attack the Mayor with hummus.
Cordelia: I stand corrected.
Oz: Just keeping things in perspective. — Mutant Enemy Joss Whedon

When you do what someone else wants you to do, you are wasting your time. Don't get tricked by other people's thinking. The life is yours and so are goals. Believe in your own intuitions, speak your own voice, and follow what your heart says. The rest is secondary. — Ashish Patel

The problem is that conventional questioning and research techniques are designed to confirm known knowns and reduce uncertainty. — Chris Voss

That was another thing Ruby would miss about New York, if she were leaving: she's miss how much space people gave you. You could have a fucking sobbing fit on the subway and no one would mess with you. You could barf in a garbage can on the street corner and no one would mess with you. If you were giving off invisible vibes, people respected that. People thought New Yorkers were rude, but really they were just leaving you to your own stuff. It was respectful! In a city with so many people, a New Yorker would always pretend not to see you when you didn't want to be seen. — Emma Straub

Students will rise to the level of a teacher's expectations. — Donalyn Miller

I hope to write someday and that's even more terrifying than performing. You don't just entertain the audience, you give them little bits of your soul. — Chris Colfer

The rain made hermits of us all. — John Green

The only thing which is of lasting benefit to a man is that which he does for himself. Money which comes to him without effort on his part is seldom a benefit and often a curse. — John D. Rockefeller