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"It seems to me that a kind of thinking which is not technocratic has an opportunity for a renaissance in this country."

"It seems to me that a kind of thinking which is not technocratic has an opportunity for a renaissance in this country."

Leon Kass, American Educator

Opportunity, Country, Thinking

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"Men will confess to treason, murder, arson, false teeth, or a wig. How many of them will own up to a lack of humor?"

"Men will confess to treason, murder, arson, false teeth, or a wig. How many of them will own up to a lack of humor?"

Frank Moore Colby, American Educator

Humor, Men, Murder, Treason

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"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome."

"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome."

Booker T. Washington, American Educator

Life, Success, Obstacles

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"Public discussions are part of what it takes to make changes in the trillions of graphics published each year."

"Public discussions are part of what it takes to make changes in the trillions of graphics published each year."

Edward Tufte, American Educator

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"Worship is a way of seeing the world in the light of God."

"Worship is a way of seeing the world in the light of God."

Abraham Joshua Heschel, Polish Educator

God, Light, World, Worship

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"It is the nurse that the child first hears, and her words that he will first attempt to imitate."

"It is the nurse that the child first hears, and her words that he will first attempt to imitate."

Quintilian, Roman Educator

Lifestyle, First, Will, Words

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"The revision of the books of Judges, Samuel, and Kings, undertaken towards the end of the Babylonian exile, a revision much more thorough than is commonly assumed, condemns as heretical the whole age of the Kings."

"The revision of the books of Judges, Samuel, and Kings, undertaken towards the end of the Babylonian exile, a revision much more thorough than is commonly assumed, condemns as heretical the whole age of the Kings."

Julius Wellhausen, German Educator

Age, Books, End, Judges

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"The great advantage to labor arising out of co-operative effort has been apparent to me for many years."

"The great advantage to labor arising out of co-operative effort has been apparent to me for many years."

Leland Stanford, American Educator

Effort, Labor, Years

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"No man, who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of the place in which he lives, is left long without proper reward."

"No man, who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of the place in which he lives, is left long without proper reward."

Booker T. Washington, American Educator

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"I would say the hierarchy has made terrible errors in judgment and it has to seek forgiveness by its members."

"I would say the hierarchy has made terrible errors in judgment and it has to seek forgiveness by its members."

William P. Leahy, American Educator

Forgiveness, Errors, Judgment

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"I've left specific instructions that I do not want to be brought back during a Republican administration."

"I've left specific instructions that I do not want to be brought back during a Republican administration."

Timothy Leary, American Educator

Humor, Republican, Want

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"No religious position is loyally served by refusing to consider annoying theories which may well turn out to be facts."

"No religious position is loyally served by refusing to consider annoying theories which may well turn out to be facts."

Norman Lamm, American Educator

Fact, Facts, May, Religious, Theories

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"Sexuality itself means mortality - equally for both man and woman."

"Sexuality itself means mortality - equally for both man and woman."

Leon Kass, American Educator

Man, Mortality, Sexuality, Woman

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"We've been doing this here since 1968, so we have been identified as an example of a free, democratic school, and many professors want to expose their students to our philosophy."

"We've been doing this here since 1968, so we have been identified as an example of a free, democratic school, and many professors want to expose their students to our philosophy."

Daniel Greenberg, American Educator

Education, Example, Philosophy, School, Students

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"I grew up Jewish, became an atheist and a Marxist, and 28 years ago, at age 26, became a Christian."

"I grew up Jewish, became an atheist and a Marxist, and 28 years ago, at age 26, became a Christian."

Marvin Olasky, American Educator

Age, Christian, Years

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"There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life."

"There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life."

Booker T. Washington, American Educator

Life, Power, Earth, Influence

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"Future orientation is combined with a notion and expectation of progress, and nothing is impossible."

"Future orientation is combined with a notion and expectation of progress, and nothing is impossible."

Alan Dundes, American Educator

Progress, Expectation, Future, Nothing

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"We cannot forget that our flag received its first foreign salute from a Dutch officer, nor that the Province of Friesland gave to our independence its first formal recognition."

"We cannot forget that our flag received its first foreign salute from a Dutch officer, nor that the Province of Friesland gave to our independence its first formal recognition."

Seth Low, American Educator

Politics, First, Forget, Independence

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"Ancestor worship, or filial piety so characteristic of Asian cultures, for example, does not really resonate with Americans who favor children, not grandparents."

"Ancestor worship, or filial piety so characteristic of Asian cultures, for example, does not really resonate with Americans who favor children, not grandparents."

Alan Dundes, American Educator

Cultural, Americans, Children, Example, Grandparents

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"This is a do-it-yourself test for paranoia: you know you've got it when you can't think of anything that's your fault."

"This is a do-it-yourself test for paranoia: you know you've got it when you can't think of anything that's your fault."

Robert M. Hutchins, American Educator

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"Two golden hours somewhere between sunrise and sunset. Both are set with 60 diamond minutes. No reward is offered. They are gone forever."

"Two golden hours somewhere between sunrise and sunset. Both are set with 60 diamond minutes. No reward is offered. They are gone forever."

Horace Mann, American Educator

Time, Reward, Sunset

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"Modernism is typically defined as the condition that begins when people realize God is truly dead, and we are therefore on our own."

"Modernism is typically defined as the condition that begins when people realize God is truly dead, and we are therefore on our own."

Phillip E. Johnson, American Educator

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"If you are not leaning, no one will ever let you down."

"If you are not leaning, no one will ever let you down."

Robert Anthony, American Educator

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"To hold a man down, you have to stay down with him."

"To hold a man down, you have to stay down with him."

Booker T. Washington, American Educator

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"What gets left out is the narrative between the bullets, which would tell us who's going to do what and how we're going to achieve the generic goals on the list."

"What gets left out is the narrative between the bullets, which would tell us who's going to do what and how we're going to achieve the generic goals on the list."

Edward Tufte, American Educator

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"Without natural gifts technical rules are useless."

"Without natural gifts technical rules are useless."

Quintilian, Roman Educator

Knowledge, Gifts, Rules

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"When the fabric of the universe becomes unknown, it is the duty of the university to produce weavers."

"When the fabric of the universe becomes unknown, it is the duty of the university to produce weavers."

Gordon Gee, American Educator

Duty, Universe, University

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"The Priestly Code preponderates over the rest of the legislation in force, as well as in bulk; in all matters of primary importance it is the normal and final authority."

"The Priestly Code preponderates over the rest of the legislation in force, as well as in bulk; in all matters of primary importance it is the normal and final authority."

Julius Wellhausen, German Educator

Authority, Force, Importance, Legislation

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"In short, it is not that evolutionary naturalists have been less brazen than the scientific creationists in holding science hostage, but rather that they have been infinitely more effective in getting away with it."

"In short, it is not that evolutionary naturalists have been less brazen than the scientific creationists in holding science hostage, but rather that they have been infinitely more effective in getting away with it."

Phillip E. Johnson, American Educator

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"What tipped the scales was that psychology involved working with rats."

"What tipped the scales was that psychology involved working with rats."

Morrie Schwartz, American Educator

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"The seeming antagonism between capital and labor is the result of deceptive appearance."

"The seeming antagonism between capital and labor is the result of deceptive appearance."

Leland Stanford, American Educator

Appearance, Labor, Result

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"I was writing a chapter of Beautiful Evidence on the subject of the sculptural pedestal, which led to my thinking about what's up on the pedestal - the great leader."

"I was writing a chapter of Beautiful Evidence on the subject of the sculptural pedestal, which led to my thinking about what's up on the pedestal - the great leader."

Edward Tufte, American Educator

Leadership, Leader, Thinking, Writing

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"I have been on the same dose of anti-depressants for 15 years, and my nerves still go up and down in cycles; but my nerves are cycling at a lower level than they were before."

"I have been on the same dose of anti-depressants for 15 years, and my nerves still go up and down in cycles; but my nerves are cycling at a lower level than they were before."

Temple Grandin, American Educator

Health, Nerves, Years

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"Our dreams drench us in senses, and senses steps us again in dreams."

"Our dreams drench us in senses, and senses steps us again in dreams."

Amos Bronson Alcott, American Educator

Dream, Dreams, Senses

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"Congress's definition of torture in those laws - the infliction of severe mental or physical pain - leaves room for interrogation methods that go beyond polite conversation."

"Congress's definition of torture in those laws - the infliction of severe mental or physical pain - leaves room for interrogation methods that go beyond polite conversation."

John Yoo, American Educator

Politics, Congress, Conversation, Laws, Pain

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"Twilight - a time of pause when nature changes her guard. All living things would fade and die from too much light or too much dark, if twilight were not."

"Twilight - a time of pause when nature changes her guard. All living things would fade and die from too much light or too much dark, if twilight were not."

Howard Thurman, American Educator

Nature, Time, Light, Living

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"One could look over the past century and ask oneself, has the increased longevity been good, bad or indifferent?"

"One could look over the past century and ask oneself, has the increased longevity been good, bad or indifferent?"

Leon Kass, American Educator

Ethics, Longevity, Past

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"Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals."

"Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals."

Horace Mann, American Educator

Morality, Manners, Morals

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"For the earliest period of the history of Israel, all that precedes the building of the temple, not a trace can be found of any sanctuary of exclusive legitimacy."

"For the earliest period of the history of Israel, all that precedes the building of the temple, not a trace can be found of any sanctuary of exclusive legitimacy."

Julius Wellhausen, German Educator

History, Temple, Building, Israel

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"We are learning, too, that the love of beauty is one of Nature's greatest healers."

"We are learning, too, that the love of beauty is one of Nature's greatest healers."

Ellsworth Huntington, American Educator

Nature, Beauty, Love, Learning

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"The government has become a mechanism for distributing largess, and your census form is your ticket."

"The government has become a mechanism for distributing largess, and your census form is your ticket."

Tom G. Palmer, American Educator

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"The old, subjective, stagnant, indolent and wretched life for woman has gone. She has as many resources as men, as many activities beckon her on. As large possibilities swell and inspire her heart."

"The old, subjective, stagnant, indolent and wretched life for woman has gone. She has as many resources as men, as many activities beckon her on. As large possibilities swell and inspire her heart."

Anna Julia Cooper, American Educator

Life, Men, Heart, Old

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"Resolve to edge in a little reading every day, if it is but a single sentence. If you gain fifteen minutes a day, it will make itself felt at the end of the year."

"Resolve to edge in a little reading every day, if it is but a single sentence. If you gain fifteen minutes a day, it will make itself felt at the end of the year."

Horace Mann, American Educator

Discipline, Day, End, Gain, Reading

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"The college graduate is presented with a sheepskin to cover his intellectual nakedness."

"The college graduate is presented with a sheepskin to cover his intellectual nakedness."

Robert M. Hutchins, American Educator

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"Although I insist that God has always had the power to intervene directly in nature to create new forms, I am willing to be per-suaded that He chose not to do so and instead employed secondary natural causes like random mutation and natural selection."

"Although I insist that God has always had the power to intervene directly in nature to create new forms, I am willing to be per-suaded that He chose not to do so and instead employed secondary natural causes like random mutation and natural selection."

Phillip E. Johnson, American Educator

Nature, Power, God, Causes

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"The United States as usual has a sizable deficit in the current account of its balance of payments, trade account and other current accounts, current account items."

"The United States as usual has a sizable deficit in the current account of its balance of payments, trade account and other current accounts, current account items."

Robert C. Solomon, American Educator

Balance, States, Trade, United

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"The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice."

"The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice."

Quintilian, Roman Educator

Character, Virtue, Contemplation, Mind

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"The only way to give finality to the world is to give it consciousness."

"The only way to give finality to the world is to give it consciousness."

Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish Educator

Consciousness, World

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"Acquiring a dog may be the only opportunity a human ever has to choose a relative."

"Acquiring a dog may be the only opportunity a human ever has to choose a relative."

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson, American Educator

Opportunity, May

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"From you we have learned what we, at least, value, to separate Church and State; and from you we gather inspiration at all times in our devotion to learning, to religious liberty, and to individual and National freedom."

"From you we have learned what we, at least, value, to separate Church and State; and from you we gather inspiration at all times in our devotion to learning, to religious liberty, and to individual and National freedom."

Seth Low, American Educator

Inspirational, Inspiration, Church, Devotion, Freedom

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