“[Ognev] recalled endless, heated, purely Russian arguments, when the wranglers, spraying spittle and banging their fists on the table, fail to understand yet interrupt one another, themselves not even noticing it, contradict themselves with every phrase, change the subject, then, having argued for two or three hours, begin to laugh.” TwoThreeHoursLaughingFailingSubjectsArgumentTablesEndlessPhrasesFistsNoticingBangingWranglers Author:Anton Chekhov
“Prior to being allowed to enter the profession, prospective teachers should be asked to talk with a group of friendly students for at least half an hour and be able to engage them in an interesting conversation about any subject the prospective teacher wants to talk about.” WantShouldAbleHoursInterestingHalfTeacherGroupsSubjectsStudentsPerspectiveConversationProfessionFriendlyInteresting Conversation Author:William Glasser
“As subjects, we all live in suspense, from day to day, from hour to hour; in other words, we are the hero of our own story. We cannot believe that it is finished, that we are 'finished,' even though we may say so; we expect another chapter, another installment, tomorrow or next week.” BelieveMayStoriesNextHoursWeekSubjectsHeroTomorrowFinishedSuspenseChaptersDay To DayNext Week Book:The humanist in the bathtub Source: The humanist in the bathtub
“I spent nearly two hours deciding on an outfit that would look as if the subject of clothing had never crossed my mind, but would in fact show off my best features and miraculously hide the extra pounds.” IfsMindLooksTwoFactsShowsHoursSubjectsClothesFeaturesExtrasPoundsClothingsShowing Off Author:Rosanne Cash
“Time is never more misspent than while we declaim against the want of it; all our actions are then tinctured with peevishness. The yoke of life is certainly the least oppressive when we carry it with good-humor; and in the shades of rural retirement, when we have once acquired a resolution to pass our hours with economy, sorrowful lamentations on the subject of time misspent and business neglected never torture the mind.” WantMindActionLife IsTimeHoursEconomySubjectsTortureResolutionRetirementShadeOur ActionsNeglectedYokeSorrowfulGood HumorLamentation Author:Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
“It has often been observed, that those who have the most time at their disposal profit by it the least. A single hour a day, steadily given to the study of some interesting subject, brings unexpected accumulations of knowledge.” GivenHoursInterestingStudySubjectsProfitUnexpectedAccumulationSome Interesting Author:William Ellery Channing
“Spouses should spend at least one full hour each day talking together about subjects that have nothing to do with their work or business. Children need at least ten minutes of face-to-face contact with their parents each day.” NeedsShouldChildrenTogetherFacesParentHoursTalkingMinutesSubjectsTenContactEach DaySpouseFace To Face Author:Brian Tracy