"If he [/she; an author] invites you to go flying with him, the very least he can do is to build a strong pair of wings."


Patricia Wrightson, author

"Absolute power corrupts; substitute teachers are corrupted absolutely."

Anonymous

"A teacher says, Take out your pencils. Begin."


Elizabeth Alexander, Inauguration Poem 2009


I like a lot about her poem, but for some reason that caught my ear and has become my mantra for the new year...

"You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club."

Jack London




"Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday."


Don Marquis


Ah yes, my old friends (Procrastination and Inspiration, not Jack and Don), how appropriate this week as I complete 2 months worth of projects in 3 days...

"I was able to become a manager, I believe, because of my mom's wisdom as much as anything else I ever did in the game."

Frank Robinson


Now that's a Hall of Famer!