The word "education" comes from the root e from ex, out, and duco, I lead. It means a leading out. To me education is a leading out of what is already there in the pupil's soul.

To me education is a leading out of what is already there in the pupil's soul.

It is well, when in difficulties, to say never a word, neither black nor white. Speech is silver but silence is golden.

For those who like that sort of thing, " said Miss Brodie in her best Edinburgh voice, "That is the sort of thing they like.

Phrases like 'the team spirit' are always employed to cut across individualism, love and personal loyalties.

4:15. Not 4 not 4:30 but 4:15. She thought to intimidate me with the use of quarter hours.

It's only possible to betray where loyalty is due

It won't matter if nobody ever thinks I'm pretty (although sometimes I wish, just for a second, that somebody would)

I don't know of anything better than a woman if you want to spend money where it will show.

The bulk of the universities are about teaching kids.

Grades were important in our house. I was reading by two. My mom would sit there and read with me, read with me, read with me. It was wonderful.

You cannot force someone to accept an expression of love. You can only offer it. If it is not accepted, you must respect the other person's decision.

It may be that we cease; we cannot tell. Even if we cease, life is a miracle.

Faced with the choice of enduring a bad toothache or going to the dentist, we generally tried to ride out the bad tooth.

I'm not stupid. I know everybody thinks I am. I just don't like answering their questions.

It is a source of happiness to see the elderly working in their garden or looking from their windows! It is so good to see them alive and well!

I would give someone a record so they could love the record, not so they would always know that I gave it to them.