Quotes & Sayings About Great School Principals

My advice to women directors is just to make the best work possible. — Jamie Babbit

Jazz and vodka, the fuel of resistance. — Rawi Hage

All beauty that surrounds us must one day perish. — Jostein Gaarder

The birthright of man ... is such a degree of liberty, civil and religious, as is compatible with the liberty of every other individual with whom he is united in a social compact. — Mary Wollstonecraft

Sky was the first god. Robert knew that there was only one God and he had a Son who was also God, but there were gods who had vanished: the gods of thunder, of fire, of the wide oceans of the earth. — Arthur Slade

The victim's hand was contracted into a fist except for the middle digit, which was rigidly extended. — Carl Hiaasen

We are all connected and operate within living fields of thought and perception. The world is not fixed but is in constant flux; accordingly, the future is not fixed, and so can be shaped. — Joseph Jaworski

I am proud to be the president of the state of Israel. — Moshe Katsav

I have not seen that standardised tests make the profession less attractive, though some principals respond to them in a way that drives the best teachers out of their schools (by over-emphasising test prep in the school curriculum for example). On the other hand, great teachers want benchmarks to measure progress and tests can help with that. — Wendy Kopp

Giving respect is an obligation, not a favor; it is an act of maturity, birthed in a profound understanding of God's good grace. — Gary L. Thomas

Teach your children to listen carefully and to speak thoughtfully. The best way to teach this is to listen carefully and speak thoughtfully to your children, from the time they are babies. Take their questions and ideas seriously ... learning to speak and listen as if our words matter is fundamental to education. Dialogue is not the same as mindless chatter. Above all, listen, listen, and listen to your kids. — Grace Llewellyn

After briefly considering whether to study biology or medicine, I opted for medicine and initiated my studies at the University of Bonn. The first two years were particularly hard, since I simultaneously decided to attend lectures and courses in biology as well. — Harald Zur Hausen

There are people out there dying every day, so when you wake up, you just have to thank the Man Upstairs for another day on this planet. There's not much else we can ask for. — Dikembe Mutombo