Mr. Meant-to has a friend, his name is Didn't-Do. Have you met them? They live together in a house called Never-Win. And I am told that it is haunted by the Ghost of Might-have-Been.
Marva CollinsIf you don't give anything, don't expect anything. Success is not coming to you, you must come to it.
Marva CollinsI got so tired of hearing those proverbs when I was a child. Now I use them all the time. Sometimes they are the best way to say what needs to be said. I teach them to my students. I have a collection of proverbs for class discussion and writing assignments.
Marva CollinsNone of you has ever failed. School may have failed you. Goodbye to failure, children. Welcome to success.
Marva Collins