Famous Quotes
“Ol’ man river, dat ol’ man river,
He must know sumpin’, but don’t say nothin’
He just keeps rollin’,
He keeps on rollin’ along.”
Famous Quotes
“Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.”
Famous Quotes
“The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.”
Famous Quotes
“A bend in the road is not the end of the road…Unless you fail to make the turn.”
Famous Quotes
“Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
Famous Quotes
“Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
Famous Quotes
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”
Famous Quotes
“Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers,
but to be fearless in facing them.
Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain, but
for the heart to conquer it.”
Famous Quotes
“We’re all going to keep fighting, Harry. You know that?”
Famous Quotes
“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.”
This is a collection of learner stories, in their own words and with some helpful contributions by tutors along the way. It is testimony to the resilience of human lives, the critical role of lifelong learning, and how adult literacies weave through our journeys, visibly and invisibly.
Available here from 8 September 2016,
50th International Literacy Day
UK book launch 3rd November 2016
These pages share examples stories from the pilot. These include text, video and audio often with accompanying transcripts.
We hope you enjoy our work!