Quote by Burl Ives
I stopped and gazed on the little dull man who was being paid to b

I stopped and gazed on the little dull man who was being paid to be a teacher of teachers. I turned and walked to the door, slammed it closed with a bang, and broken glass crashed to the floor. There was uproar behind me in the class, which did not interest me at all. – Burl Ives

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