Quotes

Published December 8, 2012

Sport is a preserver of health. — Hippocrates

Life is about using the whole box of crayons. — RuPaul

He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul’s estate. — Henry David Thoreau

If you are losing your leisure, look out; you may be losing your soul. — Logan P. Smith

Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. — William Wordsworth

There is much more to schools than buildings. There are academic activities, how it reaches the community and its proximity to other programmes. — John Warner

I have long recognised a link between fitness and mental health, and I think we need to encourage young people to take part in sports and team activities because we know it has such positive results. — Tipper Gore

This is the other thing: we make the cost of raising kids higher than it has to be just because we feel they need all this stuff, like gadgets, certain schools and activities that are nice, but aren’t really necessary. — Patricia Heaton

Our curricula have a theme of the week. Activities include music and movement, art sensory, outdoor play, et cetera. — Heather Hunter

The whole concept is just to give (children) activities, let `em go wild. — Chris Lewis

Scrap-booking is cheaper than a therapist. — Anonymous 

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