Memorize this week's Quote of the Week and its author, then write it on next Friday's spelling or vocabulary quiz to earn extra credit! Remember: You must rewrite it exactly; if it's different, then it's not what they said!

Aug. 25-28: A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~ Lao-Tze

Aug. 28 - 4: What's in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet ... ~ Romeo and Juliet

Sept 4-11: Freedom itself was attacked this morning. ~ Pres. George Bush; Sept. 11, 2001

Sept. 11 - 21: No man is an island , entire of itself ... ~ John Donne

Sept. 21 - 25: My tongue gets tied when I try to speak; My insides are shaking like a leaf on a tree! ~ "All Shook Up," Elvis Presley

Sept. 25 - Oct. 2: Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right. ~ Henry Ford

Oct. 2-9: Necessity is the mother of invention. ~ Plato

Oct. 9-16: Happiness is a warm puppy. ~ "Charlie Brown"

Oct. 16 - 23: The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. ~ Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Oct. 23 - 29: Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble ... ~ "Macbeth"

Oct. 29 - Nov. 6: Once upon a midnight dreary, / While I pondered, weak and weary ... ~ "The Raven"

Nov. 6 - 13: I regret that I have but one life to give for my country. ~ Nathan Hale

Nov. 13 - 20: Ich bin ein Berliner! ("I am a jelly doughnut!") ~ Pres. John F. Kennedy

Nov. 20 - Dec. 4: If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one. ~ Mother Teresa

Dec. 4 - 11: Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. ~ New York Sun, 1897

Dec. 11-18:  'Twas the night before Christmas / And all through the house, / Not a creature was stirring, / Not even a mouse.   ~ C.C. Moore