Quotes for Friday 2 January 2009

Quotes of the Day:

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.
- Nelson Mandela
(Teachers page-a-day calendar - Thursday 1 January 2009)

Behind Every Famous Person Is A Fabulous Teacher.
Acress America Fererra's high school drama teacher, Sue Freitag, says she has "the best job in the world . . . I literally get to play all day." America stays in touch with her former teacher, saying, "Sometimes all you need is a good Teach(ear)!"
- TeachersCount National Social Marketing Campaign
(Teachers page-a-day calendar - Friday 2 January 2009)

The observer is the observed.
- Krishnamurti
(Zen page-a-day calendar - Wednesday 29 October 2008)

Everything we do is in the service of the self - and there is no self.
- Zen saying
(Zen page-a-day calendar - Thursday 30 October 2008)

Ageneral may establish peace, but it is not for the general to seek peace.
- Zen saying
(Zen page-a-day calendar - Friday 31 October 2008)

The Way does not need cultivation - just don't defile it. Zen does not need study - the important thing is stopping the mind.
- Huang-long
(Zen page-a-day calendar - Saturday 1 November 2008)