Quote Wednesday -- de Pisan

Gather what little drops of learning you can, and consider them a great treasure. -- Christine de Pisan

Nearing my due date now... only 13 days. I am feeling the need to read a book about a new topic to deal with the anxiety and waiting.

Quote Wednesday -- Stanton

Truth is the only safe ground to stand upon. -- Elizabeth Cady Stanton

I am feeling the need to read something from the great feminist. Maybe I should pick up some Wollstonecraft or Alice Paul?

Quote Wednesday -- Salisbury

My favorite word is “pumpkin”... You can’t take it seriously. But you can’t ignore it either. It takes ahold of your heart and that’s it. You are a pumpkin. Or you are not. I am. -- Harrison Salisbury

Makes me hungry for pumpkin everything. And fun words.

Quote Wednesday -- Boynton

Research tells us that fourteen out of any ten individuals like chocolate. -- Sandra Boynton

Another one of my loves in addition to tea and coffee. I love some good bitter chocolate. We just picked up some great Venezuelan chocolate from a SF shop. Yum yum.

Quote Wednesday -- King

Actually, this seems to be the basic need of the human heart in nearly every great crisis--a god cup of coffee. -- Alexander King

Last week's quote was about tea, I thought I would also share my love of coffee. I do love me some coffee and really miss the caffeinated version. A few more months...

Quote Wednesday -- Smith

Thank God for tea! What would the world do without tea! How did it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea! -- Sydney Smith

Hmmm.. tea! Is there anything better than a nice hot cup of tea? I think not.

Quote Wednesday -- Alcott

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead. -- Louisa May Alcott

I've been thinking a lot lately about my dreams and aspirations. I see them in the far away, but they are hazy and not well formed. I think I need time to reflect on them.

Quote Wednesday -- Addison

Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation, as presents to the posterity of those who are yet unborn. -- Joseph Addison

Loving having more time to read books. I know that time will disappear in October, but I'm relishing it now.

Quote Wednesday -- Fraggle Rock

Yes, it's one of the basic truths of the physical universe, Sprocket. Things don't disappear. They just change, and change, and change again. -- Doc from Fraggle Rock

Seems appropriate as I was working on a project involving physical science curriculum... Plus, who doesn't love Fraggle Rock? I really want the 30th Anniversary box set, but it's a bit steep in price.

Quote Wednesday -- Henson

The most sophisticated people I know -- inside they're all children. We never really lost a certain sense we had when we were kids. -- Jim Henson

I've been reminded of this during the summer with the boys. Such a good thing to keep in mind.

Quote Wednesday -- Oz

Whenever characters become self-important or sentimental in The Muppets, then there's always another character there to blow them up immediately. -- Frank Oz

I love Oz's take of identity. Be careful... if you get too self-important or sentimental, there may be a Muppet around the corner waiting to blow you up.

Quote Wednesday -- Shelley

My imagination, unbidden, possessed and guided me. -- Mary Shelley

I want to live one day by my imagination. It sounds so freeing...

Quote Wednesday -- Welty

It had been startling and disappointing to me to find out that story books had been written by people, that books were not natural wonders, coming up of themselves like grass. -- Eudora Welty

Sometimes I feel the same way. Some books just seem to spring from nowhere.

Quote Wednesday -- Adams

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. -- Henry B. Adams

Trying to keep this in mind as we move into the next phase of the project at work...

Quote Wednesday -- Reece

My philosophy is: anyone or anything that gives you knowledge inspires you. -- Gabrielle Reece

We've been hooked on the True Facts series on YouTube. They are completely absurd. And yet, I find myself learning so much about the animal kingdom from them. They are inspiring me to make my educational project bigger and better.

Here's an awesome one about the Sea Pig:

Quote Wednesday -- Bombeck

It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else. -- Erma Bombeck

Have you ever had some venture, project, thought that you kept private because you were afraid? I know I have... I really ned to learn to be more open. It's on my to-do list.