Repetowicz Quotes & Sayings

If the pupil proves to be of so perverse a disposition that he would rather listen to some idle tale than to the account of a glorious voyage or to a wise conversation, when he hears one; if he turns away from the drum-beat that awakens young ardour in his comrades, to listen to another tattoo that summons him to a display of juggling; if he does not fervently feel it to be pleasanter and sweeter to return from a wrestling-match, dusty but victorious, with the prize in his hand, than from a game of tennis or a ball, I can see no other remedy that for his tutor to strangle him before it is too late, if there are no witnesses. — Michel De Montaigne

Nobody knows what they're doing here, so why do so many pretend they do? — Marty Rubin

I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men ... in receiving from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious predecessor. — Martin Van Buren

I had just come off doing a lot of commercials when I did 'Go,' so a part of the fast pace and efficiency comes from the discipline I had to learn from telling stories in 25-second increments, and that type of discipline is insane. — Doug Liman

I do think it's important to expose kids to artists. — Jerry Pinkney

Hey," says Hayden, "I'm Switzerland; neutral as can be, and also with great chocolate."
"Get lost," Roland tells him.
"Already am." And Hayden strolls away. — Neal Shusterman

Ensuring that the US continues to lead the world in science and technology will be a central priority for my administration. — Barack Obama

Actually, I was born in Las Vegas. My parents moved to Utah when I was eight because, after 40 years in Vegas, they were tired of it. We ended up in Nephi, a really small town in Utah. — Brandon Flowers

Though I can make a friend in an hour, it will take a lifetime to cultivate a friendship. — Jeffrey Fry