1. Perception Based Systems
“A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every passerby leaves a mark.”
Chinese Proverb

2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
“When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when we treat him as if he already were what he potentially could be, we make him what he should be.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ( )

3. “We judge others by their behavior… We judge ourselves by our intentions.”
Ian Percy

4. “Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves… those who work hard and play hard.”
Colin Powell

5. Positive Behavioral Supports
“The conscience of children is formed by the influences that surround them; their notions of good and evil are the result of the moral atmosphere they breathe.”
Jean Paul Richter

6. “Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.” James Baldwin

7. “Change what you see and you’ll change what you get.”
@LeadershipFreak

8. “Why do I have to go to school
“Why do I have to go to school? It’s not like it’s teaching me how to live.”
Shelby, second grader

9. “Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.” Booker T. Washington

10. “A student won’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”
Jaime Escalante

11. Lao-Tzu (604-531 B.C.) Chinese Philosopher & Founder of Taoism
“A leader is at his best when people barely know he exists. When his work is done and his goal reached, the others all say, “We did it ourselves.”
Lao-Tzu ( B.C.)
Chinese Philosopher & Founder of Taoism

12. If your plan is for one year, plant rice; If your plan is for ten years, plant trees; If your plan is for one hundred years, educate children.
Confucius ( B.C.)

13. “Looking back makes you smart, Looking forward makes you mature,
Looking down makes you wise,
Looking up makes you strong.”
@saintlylife

14. “It’s not the same for everybody.”
Michael , seventh grader

15. “Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.”
Henry Ford ( )

16. Alice Walker via @Disabilitygov
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”
Alice Walker

17. “Mistakes are always forgivable if one has the courage to admit them.”
Bruce Lee

18. “It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.”
W. Somerset Maugham ( )
English Novelist

19. “You can only become truly accomplished at something you love
“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.”
Maya Angelou

20. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.”
Winston Churchill

21. “Change is the end result of all true learning.”
Leo Busgalgia

22. “One reason people don’t listen to you is you don’t listen to them.”
@LeadershipFreak

23. “Seek not to change the world, but choose to change your mind about the world.”
A Course in Miracles

24. “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”
George Bernard Shaw

25. “HOPE doesn’t change the future, behavior does.”
@LeadershipFreak

26. “You don’t have to know everything about getting up the mountain ahead of you to know how to take the next step.”
Lou Giglio

27. “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career
“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to make the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
Michael Jordan

28. Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Estrada
“If a child can’t learn the way we teach, then maybe we should teach the way they learn.”
Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Estrada

29. “Coming together is the beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.”
Henry Ford

30. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Maya Angelou

31. “There are no secrets to success
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”
Colin Powell

32. “Experts often possess more data than judgment.”
Anonymous

33. “Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self confidence.”
Robert Frost

34. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
Nelson Mandela

35. “You were made to be AWESOME… It’s time to get our learn on.”
Kid President
Pep Talk