Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.
- Frederick Longbridge
inspire daily calendar Sat/Sun 10/11 Mar 2012
James Michener, author of Hawaii and The Source, declined a dinner invitation at the White House during the Eisenhower administration, but his explanatory letter to the president made full amends. "Dear Mr. President," wrote Michener, "I received your invitation three days after I had agreed to speak a few words at a dinner honoring the wonderful high school teacher who taught me how to write. I know you will not miss me at your dinner, but she might at hers."
Commented the understanding Ike, "In his lifetime a man lives under fifteen or sixteen presidents, but a really fine teacher comes into his life but rarely."
- Richard Lederer
Teachers daily calendar Mon 30 Mar 2009
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