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Category Archive: December 15

John Taylor Gatto Quote: “School is a twelve-year jail sentence…”

School is a twelve-year jail sentence where bad habits are the only curriculum truly learned. I teach school and win awards doing it. I should know.

December 9, 2019 1935, American, December 15, John Taylor Gatto, Quotes by Educators

Michael King Quote: “I see the great continuities in…”

I see the great continuities in New Zealand history as being decency and common sense and up until now when we’ve confronted these things we’ve been able to talk them through, and I’m sure we will with this issue as well.

October 8, 2019 1945, December 15, Michael King, New Zealander, Quotes by Historians

Muriel Rukeyser Quote: “I learned that I had been…”

I learned that I had been brought up as a protected, blindfolded daughter.

May 25, 2019 1913, American, December 15, Muriel Rukeyser, Quotes by Poets

Muriel Rukeyser Quote: “The universe is made of stories…”

The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.

April 30, 2019 1913, American, December 15, Muriel Rukeyser, Quotes by Poets

Muriel Rukeyser Quote: “If there were no poetry on…”

If there were no poetry on any day in the world, poetry would be invented that day. For there would be an intolerable hunger.

March 7, 2019 1913, American, December 15, Muriel Rukeyser, Quotes by Poets

Michael King Quote: “If you have a little extra…”

If you have a little extra parking, I err on the side of getting rid of it in favor of having some more greenery.

February 23, 2019 1945, December 15, Michael King, New Zealander, Quotes by Historians

Muriel Rukeyser Quote: “I hope for quick, fluent copy…”

I hope for quick, fluent copy and memorable pictures. The words would not ‘describe’ the pictures; the pictures would not ‘illustrate’ the words. Together, they would carry a stamp and tell a story.

January 30, 2019 1913, American, December 15, Muriel Rukeyser, Quotes by Poets

Muriel Rukeyser Quote: “The town of Gauley Bridge stands…”

The town of Gauley Bridge stands as a pattern for all those places where people are linked even in the middle of their suffering, where people fight against an evil condition so that other people need not go through the same fight.

January 8, 2019 1913, American, December 15, Muriel Rukeyser, Quotes by Poets

Muriel Rukeyser Quote: “I hear the singing of the…”

I hear the singing of the lives of women. They clear mystery, the offering, and pride.

December 18, 2018 1913, American, December 15, Muriel Rukeyser, Quotes by Poets

Michael King Quote: “It’s definitely going to be harder…”

It’s definitely going to be harder than it sounds to acquire millions of users in the U.S. It’s going to be a lot of work, and you can’t make light of that.

November 18, 2018 1945, December 15, Michael King, New Zealander, Quotes by Historians

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