"In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards." ― Mark Twain Topic(s): Education Tags: first, place More From Mark Twain "Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work." "The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in Heaven." "Never tell the truth to people who are nor worthy of it." More In Education "I would like to learn, or remember, how to live."― Annie Dillard "If we had in this room a hundred teachers, good teachers from good schools, and asked them to define the word education, there would be very little general agreement."― William Glasser "Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish."― Sam Walton