“Even today, well-brought-up English girls are taught by their mothers to boil all veggies for at least a month and a half, just in case one of the dinner guests turns up without his teeth.”
Calvin Trillin
“My mother...taught me about the power of inspiration and courage, and she did it with a strength and a passion that I wish could be bottled.”
Carly Fiorina
“I was walking down fifth avenue today and I found a wallet, and I was gonna keep it, rather than return it, but I thought: well, if I lost a hundred and fifty dollars, how would I feel? And I realized I would want to be taught a lesson.”
Emo Philips
“My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage.”
Clay Aiken
“I could relate to that, ... I'm a Vassar girl. We were taught to stand up for ourselves.”
Hope Davis
“My mother taught me how to read QURAN and QURAN taught me how to live, believe me or not i fail to follow the rules of QURAN every minute but I LOVE THE WAY I LIVE”
Asif Atahi
“Personally, I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.”
Winston Churchill
