When you sing with a group of people you learn how to subsume yourself into a group consciousness because a capella singing is all about the immersion of the self into the community. That's one of the great feelings - to stop being me for a little while and to become us. That way lies empathy the great social virtue.
People who know little are usually great talkers while men who know much say little.
The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work Stick-to-itiveness and Common sense.
Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people interested in what they are doing. Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea. Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone. Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.
The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently but he is willing in great crises to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live.
Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
Heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight but while their companions slept they were toiling upward in the night.
While I do commend the Administration on its commitment and focus on high school reform I believe that we must focus on graduation as the key accountability measure.
I dropped out of school for a semester transferred to another college switched to an art major graduated got married and for a while worked as a graphic designer.
Yeah I spent about 20 years in a dorm room. It took me a while to graduate.