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“In the words of a very famous dead person, 'A nation that does not know its history is doomed to do poorly on the Scholastic Aptitude Test.”

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Dave Barry

Dave Barry is a renowned American humorist, born on July 3, 1947. His works are known for their unique humor style and satirical observations of everyday life. more

“We constantly see surveys that reveal this ignorance, especially among our high school students,78 percent of whom, in a recent nationwide multiple-choice test, identified Abraham Lincoln as 'a kind of lobster.' That's right: more than three quarters of our nation's youth could not correctly identify the man who invented the telephone.”

Source: Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States

“There would be more genuine rejoicing at the discovery of a complete new novel by Jane Austen than any other literary discovery, short of a new major play by Shakespeare.”

Play Would Be Novel Majors Discovery Genuine Rejoice Jane Austen

Author:Margaret Drabble

“When you acknowledge, as you must, that there is no such thing as perfect food, only the idea of it, then the real purpose of striving toward perfection becomes clear: to make people happy, that is what cooking is all about.”

People Ideas Real Purpose Perfect Clear Perfection Cooking Strive Acknowledge Making People Happy Perfect Food

Author:Thomas Keller

“to travel faster than a speeding bullet is not much help if you and it are heading straight towards each other”

Ifs Helping Faster Bullets Headings Speeding

Author:John Brunner

“I was surprised, as always, be how easy the act of leaving was, and how good it felt. The world was suddenly rich with possibility.”

World Wisdom Felt Easy Rich Possibility Leaving

Author:Jack Kerouac

“Each of us must confront our own fears, must come face to face with them. How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives. To experience adventure or to be limited by the fear of it.”

Inspirational Faces Fear Our Lives Adventure Determine Handle Face To Face Overcoming Fear Face Your Fears Facing Fear

Author:Judy Blume

“Little kids are amazing. They seem able to adjust to anything.”

Littles Seems Kids Able Little Kid

Author:Judy Blume

“I can't let safety and security become the focus of my life.”

I Can Focus Security Safety Safety And Security

Book:Tiger Eyes

Source: Tiger Eyes

“some changes happen deep down inside of you. And the truth is, only you know about them. Maybe that's the way it's supposed to be.”

Knows Way Happens Truth Is Supposed To Be Deep Down

Author:Judy Blume

“I never thought of it like that. I always thought of you as a part of me, like my own eyes or my own hands. You don't go around thinking 'I love my eyes, I love my hands', do you? But think what it would be like to live without your eyes or your hands. To be mad, or to be blind. I can't talk about it. It's how I feel.”

Thinking Feels I Can Hands Would Be Eye My Own Blind Mad Thoughts Of You

Author:Elizabeth Marie Pope

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