May Quotes

20575 May quotes by 7930 unique authors

You may accept the inevitable with bitterness and resentment or with patience and grace. Mere acceptance is not sufficient. — Paul Brunton
Every virtue is a form of obedience to God. Every evil word or act is a form of rebellion against Him. This may not be… — Stephen Neill
Deal with complaints. If you give the complaint your attention, you may be able to please this one person this one time - and position… — Susan Ward
Bend your minds and wills to the education of the peoples and kindreds of the earth, that haply the dissensions that divide it may, through… — BahÃ¡'u'llÃ¡h
It is my vision that we all will dedicate the next decade to achieve universal literacy and education for all children, especially for girls. More… — Greg Mortenson
What people need and what they want may be very different.... Teachers are those who educate the people to appreciate the things they need. — Elbert Hubbard
Instruction begins when you, the teacher, learn from the learner; put yourself in his place so that you may understand . . . what he… — Soren Kierkegaard
No matter how much someone may irritate me, I have no right to puff myself up with my own self-importance so as to declare that… — Paulo Freire
Man, whatever else he may be, is primarily a practical being, whose mind is given him to aid in adapting him to this world's life — William James
Any object not interesting in itself may become interesting through becoming associated with an object in which an interest already exists. The two associated objects… — William James
Be patient and sympathetic with the type of mind that cuts a poor figure in examinations. It may, in the long examination which life sets… — William James
Feed the growing human being, feed him with the sort of experience for which from year to year he shows a natural craving, and he… — William James
You perceive now, my friends, what your general or abstract duty is as teachers. Although you have to generate in your pupils a large stock… — William James
'Neotenty' is 'remaining young,' and it may be ironic that it is so little known, because human evolution has been dominated by it. — Tom Robbins
This may be said for the last quarter of the twentieth century: the truism that if we want a better world we will have to… — Tom Robbins
If little else, the brain is an educational toy. Why it may be a frustrating play thing - one whose finer points recede just when… — Tom Robbins
Psychology teaches us at every step that though two types of activity can have the same external manifestation, whether in origin or essence, their nature… — Lev S. Vygotsky
It may be over but it won't stop there, I am here for you if you'd only care — James Blunt
The creative person wants to be a know-it-all. He wants to know about all kinds of things-ancient history, nineteenth century mathematics, current manufacturing techniques, hog… — Carl Ally
O Autumn, laden with fruit, and stained With the blood of the grape, pass not, but sit Beneath my shady roof; there thou may'st rest,… — William Blake
In order to grow, you must accept new responsibilities, no matter how uncertain you may feel or how unprepared you are to deal with them. — Pat Summitt
By itself, practice does not make perfect. Those of us with a ten-year-old son practicing the trumpet may understand that. — Unknown Author
The willingness to experiment with change may be the most essential ingredient to success at anything. — Pat Summitt
Discipline is like cabbage. We may not care for it ourselves, but feel sure it would be good for somebody else. — Bill Vaughan
Have a vision and then create your own reality. Otherwise, someone else may create it for you. — Tony DiCicco

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