Teach For America Inspirational Quotes & Sayings

He who knoweth not what he ought to know, is a brute beast among men; he that knoweth no more than he hath need of, is a man among brute beasts; and he that knoweth all that may be known, is as a God among men. — Pythagoras

Our jobs are more than just a means to an end - whether that end is selfish enjoyment or service in the church. Our work is more than something we "slog through." However menial, however boring, however unmatched to our interests, our jobs are one of the key ways in which God matures us as Christians and brings glory to himself. God has a purpose for our work. — Sebastian Traeger

Tao is beyond words and beyond things. It is not expressed either in word or in silence. Where there is no longer word or silence Tao is apprehended. — Zhuangzi

as if we were both trying to get on a see-saw at the same time - neither of us pressed too hard and a delicate equilibrium was allowed to persist. — Zadie Smith

I've even purposely looked for stories full of exactly this kind of angst, because I love the emotion behind it so much. — Rachel Hollis

I was obsessed with girls when I was 13 years old; I wasn't really into books. — Jamie Campbell Bower

God will never give you anything you can't handle, so don't stress. — Kelly Clarkson

I'm always a little apprehensive about 'decoding' fictional stories. — Adrian Tomine

I thought of Gatsby's wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of Daisy's dock. He had come a long way to this lawn and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him. [- Nick Carroway] — F Scott Fitzgerald

I touched emotions I've never tapped in my entire life. I've heard people say, 'I hope this movie doesn't glamorise drugs ... — Leonardo DiCaprio

There was the dream of happiness and then there was what was real. — Elizabeth Brundage

Flat muscled and honey coloured. Sea secrets in his eyes. A silver raindrop in his ear. — Arundhati Roy

Ultimately, however, conflict lies not in objective reality, but in people's heads. Truth is simple one argument - perhaps a good one, perhaps not - for dealing with the difference. The difference itself exists because it exists in their thinking. — Martin Luther

A kiss, when all is said, what is it? A rosy dot placed on the "i" in loving; 'tis a secret told to the mouth instead of to the ear. — Edmond Rostand

Restless and walked down to the harbour. It was about eleven at night — John Fowles