“In life you'll meet a lot of jerks. If they hurt you, tell yourself that it's because they're stupid. That will help keep you from reacting to their cruelty. Because there is nothing worse than bitterness and vengeance... Always keep your dignity and be true to yourself.”
― Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
― Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
“These years are still the years of my prime. It is important to recognise the years of one's prime, always remember that.”
― The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
― The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
“The word 'education' comes from the root e from ex, out, and duco, I lead. It means a leading out. To me education is a leading out of what is already there in the pupil's soul. To Miss Mackay it is a putting in of something that is not there, and that is not what I call education, I call it intrusion, from the Latin root prefix in meaning in and the stem trudo, I thrust.”
― The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
― The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
“The word "education" comes from the root e from ex, out, and duco, I lead. It means a leading out. To me education is a leading out of what is already there in the pupil's soul.”
― The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
― The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
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