Cliffords Quotes & Sayings

If I had a device, it would be the true, the true only, leaving the beautiful and the good to settle matters afterwards as best they could. — Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve

Ooh, a plan," echoed Jack, with utter cotempt. "Wellhooray for that. — Sam Enthoven

Spiritual life doesn't make you a good person; you ARE a good person, you are a holy being when you are born. What spiritual life does is remind us that this is who we really are. — Jack Kornfield

If God starts it as alfa then he will end it as omega — Ikechukwu Joseph

The best thing about candy is that it can't be spoiled by the adult world. Candy is innocent. — Rosecrans Baldwin

Which Country Has the Best Readers? One of the most comprehensive international reading studies was conducted by Warwick Elley for the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) in 1990 and 1991. Involving thirty-two countries, it assessed 210,000 nine- and fourteen-year-olds.22 Of all those children, which ones read best? For nine-year-olds, the four top nations were: Finland (569), the United States (547), Sweden (539), and France (531). But the U.S. position dropped to a tie for eighth when fourteen-year-olds were evaluated. This demonstrates that American children begin reading at a level that is among the best in the world, but since reading is an accrued skill and U.S. children appear to do less of it as they grow older, their scores decline when compared with countries where children read more as they mature. — Jim Trelease

People don't always recognize how serious it can be, that there can be some serious complications from the flu and even death. People believe they'll be down for a few days and then be fine, and that's just not the case. — Sarah Chalke

I remember breaking the news to both my parents that I wanted to be a director, and they both looked very doubtful. They didn't know what a closet Hindi film buff I was. I used to dance to old Hindi films songs on the sly, so my decision to be a part of Hindi cinema was shocking even for my parents. — Karan Johar

But wishes don't have expiration dates. — Lisa Kleypas

It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family. — Confucius