“Teaching was my transition from student life to working life. In those days, our system of education was a little different. The number of students in each class was huge. I think in political science general, which I taught, it was around 100.” ThinkingLittlesDifferentPoliticalNumbersClassTeachingStudentsTaughtHugeTransitionPolitical ScienceWorking LifeStudent Life Author:Pranab Mukherjee
“I dabbled a little bit in acting in high school and then I forgot about it completely. And then at about twenty-five I went to a class. I don't think anybody in my family thought it was an intelligent choice. I don't think anybody thought I'd succeed, which is understandable. I think they were just happy that I was doing something.” ThinkingLittlesSchoolChoicesBitsActingClassSucceedLittle BitHigh SchoolMy FamilyIntelligent Author:James Gandolfini
“I was in an acting class taught by Eric Morris, and Jack Nicholson was in the class. He wrote the script for 'Head', so all of us in the class got little tiny parts in the movie.” LittlesActingClassTaughtScriptsTinyEricActing ClassesNicholsonMorris Author:Teri Garr
“In the great cities we see so little of the world, we drift into our minority. In the little towns and villages there are no minorities; people are not numerous enough. You must see the world there, perforce. Every man is himself a class.” PeopleMenWorldLittlesEnoughCitiesClassTownsEvery ManMinoritiesVillageGreat CitiesLittle TownsSmall Villages Book:The Celtic Twilight Source: The Celtic Twilight
“We know, Southern men declare that their slaves are better off than hired laborers amongst us. How little they know, whereof they speak! There is no permanent class of hired laborers amongst us. Twenty-five years ago, I was a hired laborer. The hired laborer of yesterday, labors on his own account today; and will hire others to labor for him tomorrow.” KnowsMenYearsLittlesTodaySpeakClassFiveTomorrowYears AgoLaborAccountsTwentiesSlaveYesterdayPermanentFive YearsSouthernBetter OffTwenty FiveLaborers Book:Lincoln on Democracy Source: Lincoln on Democracy