Feeling drained and struggling to keep all the balls in the air? This is such a stressful time of the year with the build up to the end of term and the holiday period that follows; we often feel as though we are being pushed beyond our endurance. Many people end up wondering ‘What’s it all about?’
Very possibly some of your learners are feeling over-burdened too, with exam and personal pressures bearing down on them. Unfortunately we cannot offer much practical assistance, but when next you sit down with a cup of tea, read through the following list of quotes and we truly hope that something strikes a chord and makes your day a little more special.
- “The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” ― Vince Lombardi
- “It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” ― Lou Holtz
- “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” ― Jane Goodall
- “By succeeding in my exam, I dream my life and I will be living my dream.” ― Vincent van Gogh (adapted)
- “Always remember, your focus determines your reality.” ― George Lucas
- “The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write about it. ” ― Benjamin Disraeli
- “You don’t need to wait for inspiration to write. It’s easier to be inspired while writing than while not writing …” ― Josip Novakovich, Fiction Writer’s Workshop
- “Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve” ― W. Clement Stone
- “A person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours. Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart. He taught me to appreciate the simple things-a walk in the woods, a fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight. And as he grew old and achy, he taught me about optimism in the face of adversity. Mostly, he taught me about friendship and selflessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty.” ― John Grogan, Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog
- “It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known, but to question it.” ― Jacob Bronowski
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