Leslie Preddy
 Reading, Thinking, Learning, Living...

 


WORTH QUOTING


Education - Libraries & School Libraries - Making a Difference - Quotes from Children's and Young Adult Books - Reading - Research
 
 
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EDUCATION

“When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
 

LIBRARIES & SCHOOL LIBRARIES

IFLANET: Quotations About Libraries & Librarians
Lynne's Favorite Library Quotations
Pine Canyon Media: Famous Library and Librarian Quotes and Quotations

"When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that American society has found one more way to destroy itself." Isaac Asimov, author and professor
 

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READING

'Book' Quotations
Favorite Reading Quotes
Pine Canyon Media: Quotations About Books

In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but how many can get through to you. 
Mortimer Adler, American Philosopher

 

QUOTES from children's and YA BOOKS

 

 

 

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RESEARCH

Not plagiarizing means that you keep the facts, you can't change the facts, but you change the words--the way you state the facts must be from you.
Connie Largent, Educator, Fishback Creek Elementary School

 

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. 
Edward Everett Hale (1922-1909) American Writer

The imperative is to find what is right and to do it. 
Barbara Jordan (1936-1996) American Congresswoman and Lawyer

The purpose of life is not to be happy-but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you have lived at all.
Leo Rosten (1908-1997) American Teacher and Humorist

A strong man stands up for himself. A stronger man stands up for others.
Barnyard, Paramount Pictures, 2006

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big difference that we often cannot foresee. 
Marian Wright Edelman (1939- ) American Lawyer and Social Activist

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Quote Sources (when available):

Volunteers...Thanks for making a Difference: Quotes of Appreciation & Inspiration. Positive Gift Books. USA, Item # ITP-101.


 

Reading/Thinking/Learning/Living

 Collecting the Data: Templates & Resources for SLMS
 Information Inquiry, Literacy & Learning @ Your Library 
 Student Inquiry in the Research Process
 SSR with Interventions
 Virtual SLMS Resource Center

 Leslie's Vita
 Worth Quoting

 Presentations & Workshops
   For personalized presentations and workshops email Leslie directly.
 IUPUI Summer in the City courses
 


 

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