Rule Ball

Famous quotes containing the words rule and/or ball:

“There were some schools, so called [in my youth]; but no qualification was ever required of a teacher, beyond “readin, writin, and cipherin,” to the Rule of Three. If a straggler supposed to understand latin, happened to sojourn in the neighborhood, he was looked upon as a wizzard. There was absolutely nothing to excite ambition for education.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)

“You see much more of your children once they leave home.”
—Lucille Ball (1911–1989)