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• “If someone were to pay you 10 cents for every kind word you ever spoke and collect from you 5 cents for every unkind word, would you be rich or poor?”
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“I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.”
William Penn (1644-1718)
Philanthropist and founder of Colony of Pennsylvania

Be careful of your thoughts, for your thoughts become your words. Be careful of your words, for your words become your actions. Be careful of your actions, for your actions become your habits. Be careful of your habits, for your habits become your character. Be careful of your character, for your character becomes your destiny.
From freethechildren.org

• “A candle loses nothing of it’s light by lighting another candle.”
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 Anne Frank once said, "How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." Think about what Anne Frank is saying regarding how people can improve the world around them.

Daily quotations can be a wonderful exercise for stretching students' minds, for challenging students to think critically. Students will discover that most famous quotations have much deeper meanings than a quick surface read reveals.

QU-1^st paragraph- Explain what the QUOTE means to you.  Introduce all the ideas of the essay.

I- 2^nd paragraph- Give an example about how the quote is true for you as an INDIVIDUAL.

E- 3^rd paragraph- Give an example about how the quote is true for EVERYONE.

T- 4^th paragraph- Retell what the whole essay was about.  Explain what can be TAUGHT from this quote.

QU Paragraph-

(indent—–>) This quote means _______________________________ (explain what you think this quote means to you).  Another way to say this quote is ________________________________________ (put the quote in your own words).  I will prove how this quote is true not only for myself but everyone.  Finally, I will conclude with what we can be taught by this quote.

I Paragraph-

(indent—–>)  An example that demonstrates this quote is true for me is _____________________________.  (Add  two or three Concrete Details (CD’s) that tell a story that happened in YOUR life, or make one up, that proves the quote is true).  This confirms that the quote is true because ________________________.

E Paragraph-

(indent—–>) Not only is this quote true for me, but it’s also true for everyone.   An example that establishes this quote is true for everyone is ____________________________________.(Add two or three Concrete Details (CD’s) that tell a famous story, or make one up, that proves the quote is true for EVERYONE).  This confirms that the quote is true because ________________________.

T Paragraph-

(indent—–>)  In conclusion, it’s obvious this quote is universal.  We have seen two examples that prove this quote is true.  A lesson we should all take away from it is ___________________________________________________.

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/TM/WS_back_to_school_quotes.shtml - 180 Quotations for the School Year

http://www.my-inspirational-quotes.com/category/kids/ - Quotations

http://www.powerofwords.org/resouces/quotes-of-famous-and-wise-people-on-the-power-of-words/ - Power of Words

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzBCI13rJmA&feature=related - Motivational Video Clip - The Power of Words