Quotes by John Ellis

“There is wisdom in truth but not always happiness in knowledge.”

“If you can just cut out all the stuff youre doing to try to avoid stuttering in the first place, youre halfway home - if not more so,”

“I think thats an additional tribute to him, that in a small district he was able to do something that stands out.”

“This is an unusual step for us, but not unprecedented. We feel this is necessary and appropriate.”

“Instead of just stopping for lunch the kids swooped in and grabbed a handful, ... These guys all worked like Trojans.”

“It was mind-boggling, ... I just adore these kids. They are just so special. These are the future leaders of the world. Im so proud of them.”

“They worked every penny of it, ... They told me they would have done it for free. You could feel the love in the room.”

“You could tell they had done a good days work, ... I almost started crying. They kept saying, Mr. Ellis, its going to be OK. That was so cool.”

“At a time when they cant properly fund education . . . now is not the time you start trying to figure out how to take money away from those institutions the state has the largest responsibility towards.”

“His goal is consolidation of school services, not districts. If so, I think we have something to talk about.”