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• In California, Bill Honig, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, said he thought the general public should have a voice in defining what an excellent teacher should know.
  I would not leave the definition of math," Dr. Honig said, "up to the mathematicians....
• Lamachus chid a captain for a fault; and when he had said he would do so no more, "Sir," said he, "in war there is no room for a second miscarriage.
  Said one to Iphicrates, "What are ye afraid of?" "Of all speeches," said he, "none is so dishonourable for a general as 'I should not have thought of it....
• I was born and I shall die, that is all that should concern the general public.
• A five-year-old kid raised his hand at school. The teacher declined to let him leave the room.
  Five minutes later she reversed herself. She said, "All right, Sonny, you may go now....
• I was talking to an Englishman and I said, "It's absolutely remarkable.
  In this day and age, you could fly to New York in six hours....
• The other day [the President] said, I know you've had some rough time
  and I want to do something that will show the nation what faith that I have in you, in your maturity and sense of responsibility....
• Skinner: Superintendent, I hope you're ready for mouth-watering hamburgers.
  Chalmers: I thought we were having steamed clams. Skinne...
• New York's such a wonderful city, but at the library the guy was very rude.
  I said I'd like a card. He said, "You have to prove you're a citizen of New York....
• Theme music and voice from Alfred Hitchcock Prese
  ) Good evening. I'm sorry, but Steve can't come to the phone now, as he's quite tied up....