The game is not lost - or won - until the last bell goes.
More Quotes from John Curtin:
If I liken the Pacific War to a football match, I can say to you that the first half is over, we have kicked off after the interval, and we are going to carry the ball into enemy territory for a smashing victory.John Curtin
Captaining the government of a nation is a bit more exacting than captain of a football team. I know for I've done both.
John Curtin
The concern is, with the extension of that program, a lot of the vendors that are designing and scoring these tests are dealing with volumes of tests that they have not experienced before, as the testing program in essence doubles this spring across the country. It's a high-stakes test, and accuracy is so important.
John Curtin
As a member of our team you played the game. Now you form a team with a man of your heart for the highest natural purpose.
John Curtin
We cannot measure the cost of this terrible war in money and material things. I doubt if there can be any spiritual assessment of the loss.
John Curtin
After meeting five times since forming in May, the Committee to Close the Achievement Gap delivered its first report to the Board of Education last week. The striking thing that we're finding is the consistency of the gap over time, ... The same gaps exist that existed during the last five years.
John Curtin
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