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“If the world could write by itself, it would write like Tolstoy.”

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Isaac Babel, a renowned Russian journalist, was born on July 13, 1894, and died on January 27, 1940. He is best known for his short story collection 'Red Cavalry,' which is notable for its vivid narrative and unique literary style. more

“Best marks go to cheaters and memorizers. Marks depend on memorizing and not on real knowledge. When you cram into your head for a test you may get a high mark but forget it the next day. That's not an education. I suggest just Good and Bad at the end of the term on report cards. Or maybe nothing. Frank Allen”

May Real Ends Next Term Forget Depends Tests Mark Cards Reports Frank Next Day Good And Bad Forget It Cheater Memorizing Real Knowledge Report Cards

Book:Up the Down Staircase

Source: Up the Down Staircase

“To the outside world, of course, this job is a cinch: 9 to 3, five days a week, two months' summer vacation with pay, all legal holidays, prestige and respect. My mother, for example, has the pleasant notion that my day consists of nodding graciously to the rustle of starched curtsies and a chorus of respectful voices bidding me good morning.”

Source: Up the Down Staircase

“I am writing this during my lunch period, because I need to reach towards the outside world of sanity, because I am overwhelmed by the sheer weight of the clerical work still to be done, and because at this hour of the morning normal ladies are still sleeping.”

World Needs Writing Stills Done Hours Sleep Morning Periods Normal Weight Lunch Sanity Sheer Overwhelmed Outside World

Book:Up the Down Staircase

Source: Up the Down Staircase

“People ate bread made of the shells of peas because there was no flour.”

People Made Bread Shells Peas Flour

Author:Bel Kaufman

“I feel no different than I felt at 99, 98 or 97. Just because you live a long time, you get all this attention. Just because you survived? Of course, I survived a lot.”

Feels Long Different Courses Felt Inspiring Attention Long Time Survived

Author:Bel Kaufman

“I’ll never retire as long as I live—that’s like retiring from life! I’ll never stop writing, teaching, lecturing. If you’re in good health, living is exciting on its own.”

Ifs Writing Long Teaching Exciting Retiring Good Health Lecturing

Author:Bel Kaufman

“Laughter keeps you healthy. You can survive by seeing the humor in everything. Thumb your nose at sadness; turn the tables on tragedy. You can’t laugh and be angry, you can’t laugh and feel sad, you can’t laugh and feel envious.”

Feels Turns Laughing Seeing Sadness Healthy Laughter Tragedy Tables Angry Noses Thumbs Envious

Author:Bel Kaufman

“Education can't make us all leaders, but it can teach us which leader to follow.”

School Leader Knowledge Teach

Author:Bel Kaufman

“Children are the true connoisseurs. What’s precious to them has no price, only value.”

Children Values Connoisseur

Book:This and That: Random Thoughts and Recollections

Source: This and That: Random Thoughts and Recollections

“After all my possessions had been burned, God gave me the wisdom to return to Jerusalem.”

Return Possession Burned Jerusalem

Author:Shmuel Yosef Agnon

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