Quotes by Educator | Beyond Motive 2/33

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Quotes by Educator

"Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed."

"Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed."

Maria Montessori, Italian Educator

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"Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it each day, and at last we cannot break it."

"Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it each day, and at last we cannot break it."

Horace Mann, American Educator

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"The past speaks to us in a thousand voices, warning and comforting, animating and stirring to action."

"The past speaks to us in a thousand voices, warning and comforting, animating and stirring to action."

Felix Adler, German Educator

30

"The company without a strategy is willing to try anything."

"The company without a strategy is willing to try anything."

Michael Porter, American Educator

Strategy, Company

30

"No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem."

"No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem."

Booker T. Washington, American Educator

Dignity, Race, Writing

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"A man will renounce any pleasures you like but he will not give up his suffering."

"A man will renounce any pleasures you like but he will not give up his suffering."

G. I. Gurdjieff, Russian Educator

Man, Suffering, Will

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"Dying is only one thing to be sad over... Living unhappily is something else."

"Dying is only one thing to be sad over... Living unhappily is something else."

Morrie Schwartz, American Educator

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"There's an ancient tension between wanting to savor the world as it is and wanting to improve on the world as given."

"There's an ancient tension between wanting to savor the world as it is and wanting to improve on the world as given."

Leon Kass, American Educator

Philosophy, Tension, World

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"Nine-tenths of our suffering is caused by others not thinking so much of us as we think they ought."

"Nine-tenths of our suffering is caused by others not thinking so much of us as we think they ought."

Mary Lyon, American Educator

Perception, Suffering, Thinking

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"Talk ought always to run obliquely, not nose to nose with no chance of mental escape."

"Talk ought always to run obliquely, not nose to nose with no chance of mental escape."

Frank Moore Colby, American Educator

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"I am my own Universe, I my own Professor."

"I am my own Universe, I my own Professor."

Sylvia Ashton-Warner, New Zealander Educator

Universe, Newzealander

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"A strategy delineates a territory in which a company seeks to be unique."

"A strategy delineates a territory in which a company seeks to be unique."

Michael Porter, American Educator

Strategy, Company

28

"Sound strategy starts with having the right goal."

"Sound strategy starts with having the right goal."

Michael Porter, American Educator

Strategy, Goal, Right, Sound

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"The finest command of language is often shown by saying nothing."

"The finest command of language is often shown by saying nothing."

Roger Babson, American Educator

Language, Nothing, Saying

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"Not failure, but low aim is sin."

"Not failure, but low aim is sin."

Benjamin E. Mays, American Educator

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"One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well."

"One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well."

Amos Bronson Alcott, American Educator

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"It's a short step from the belief that every child should be wanted to the belief that a child exists to satisfy our wants."

"It's a short step from the belief that every child should be wanted to the belief that a child exists to satisfy our wants."

Leon Kass, American Educator

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"The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-distrust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciple."

"The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-distrust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciple."

Amos Bronson Alcott, American Educator

Teaching, Eyes, Influence, Self, Spirit

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"One should proceed with caution. We may simply not be wise enough to do some of the kinds of engineering things that people are talking about doing."

"One should proceed with caution. We may simply not be wise enough to do some of the kinds of engineering things that people are talking about doing."

Leon Kass, American Educator

People, Caution, Engineering, May

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"We owe our existence to our parents, but we actually didn't have a choice."

"We owe our existence to our parents, but we actually didn't have a choice."

Leon Kass, American Educator

Choice, Existence, Parents

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"If an individual is born with the obligation to obey, who is born with the right to command?"

"If an individual is born with the obligation to obey, who is born with the right to command?"

Tom G. Palmer, American Educator

Authority, Obligation, Right

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"Cruel and cold is the judgment of man, Cruel as winter, and cold as the snow; But by-and-by will the deed and the plan Be judged by the motive that lieth below."

"Cruel and cold is the judgment of man, Cruel as winter, and cold as the snow; But by-and-by will the deed and the plan Be judged by the motive that lieth below."

Lewis J. Bates, American Educator

Deed, Judgment, Man, Motive

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"O, once in each man's life, at least, Good luck knocks at his door; And wit to seize the flitting guest Need never hunger more. But while the loitering idler waits Good luck beside his fire, The bold heart storms at fortune's gates, And conquers its desire."

"O, once in each man's life, at least, Good luck knocks at his door; And wit to seize the flitting guest Need never hunger more. But while the loitering idler waits Good luck beside his fire, The bold heart storms at fortune's gates, And conquers its desire."

Lewis J. Bates, American Educator

Life, Heart, Desire, Fire

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"Those who believe in the importance of serving others should lead the way by fighting against the temptation we all have, and maybe especially as we age, to close in upon ourselves."

"Those who believe in the importance of serving others should lead the way by fighting against the temptation we all have, and maybe especially as we age, to close in upon ourselves."

Marvin Olasky, American Educator

Age, Fighting, Importance, Temptation

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"Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present."

"Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present."

Roger Babson, American Educator

Future, Present, Waste

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"Change brings opportunities. On the other hand, change can be confusing."

"Change brings opportunities. On the other hand, change can be confusing."

Michael Porter, American Educator

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"Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave."

"Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave."

G. I. Gurdjieff, Russian Educator

Knowledge, Machine, Man, Self

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"In constant pursuit of money to finance campaigns, the political system is simply unable to function. Its deliberative powers are paralyzed."

"In constant pursuit of money to finance campaigns, the political system is simply unable to function. Its deliberative powers are paralyzed."

John Rawls, American Educator

Finance, Money, Pursuit

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"The nominal budget is a poor indicator of the impact of government outlays and revenues."

"The nominal budget is a poor indicator of the impact of government outlays and revenues."

William Vickrey, Canadian Educator

Government, Poor

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"It is a sin to be poor."

"It is a sin to be poor."

Charles Fillmore, American Educator

25

"The greatest height of heroism to which an individual, like a people, can attain is to know how to face ridicule."

"The greatest height of heroism to which an individual, like a people, can attain is to know how to face ridicule."

Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish Educator

People, Heroism, Ridicule

25

"The poorest parts of the world are by and large the places in which one can best view the worst of medicine and not because doctors in these countries have different ideas about what constitutes modern medicine. It's the system and its limitations that are to blame."

"The poorest parts of the world are by and large the places in which one can best view the worst of medicine and not because doctors in these countries have different ideas about what constitutes modern medicine. It's the system and its limitations that are to blame."

Paul Farmer, American Educator

Creativity, Ideas, Blame, Countries, Doctors

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"Our children are counting on us to provide two things: consistency and structure. Children need parents who say what they mean, mean what they say, and do what they say they are going to do."

"Our children are counting on us to provide two things: consistency and structure. Children need parents who say what they mean, mean what they say, and do what they say they are going to do."

Barbara Coloroso, American Educator

Consistency, Children, Parents

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"If it is nothingness that awaits us, let us make an injustice of it; let us fight against destiny, even though without hope of victory."

"If it is nothingness that awaits us, let us make an injustice of it; let us fight against destiny, even though without hope of victory."

Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish Educator

Hope, Victory, Destiny, Fight

25

"As a result of this article, I was invited to testify in the Senate Judiciary Committee on privacy law."

"As a result of this article, I was invited to testify in the Senate Judiciary Committee on privacy law."

Norman Lamm, American Educator

Legislation, Committee, Law, Privacy, Result

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"The first day at the power plant I found myself photographing some steam vents on the roof of the structure. And I remember consciously thinking that they were just like trees but they were metal."

"The first day at the power plant I found myself photographing some steam vents on the roof of the structure. And I remember consciously thinking that they were just like trees but they were metal."

John Sexton, American Educator

Power, Day, First, Thinking

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"When a thing is true, there is no need to use any arguments to substantiate it."

"When a thing is true, there is no need to use any arguments to substantiate it."

Vinoba Bhave, Indian Educator

Truth, Arguments

24

"I am more and more convinced that our happiness or our unhappiness depends far more on the way we meet the events of life than on the nature of those events themselves."

"I am more and more convinced that our happiness or our unhappiness depends far more on the way we meet the events of life than on the nature of those events themselves."

Wilhelm von Humboldt, German Educator

Happiness, Life, Nature, Events

24

"Keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final."

"Keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final."

Roger Babson, American Educator

Success, Failure, Mind

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"Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves."

"Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves."

Horace Mann, American Educator

24

"In Judaism, there are 613 biblical commandments, and the Talmud says that the chief commandment of all is study."

"In Judaism, there are 613 biblical commandments, and the Talmud says that the chief commandment of all is study."

Norman Lamm, American Educator

Religion, Judaism, Study

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"Only in solitude do we find ourselves; and in finding ourselves, we find in ourselves all our brothers in solitude."

"Only in solitude do we find ourselves; and in finding ourselves, we find in ourselves all our brothers in solitude."

Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish Educator

Family, Brothers, Solitude

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"The future will be determined in part by happenings that it is impossible to foresee; it will also be influenced by trends that are now existent and observable."

"The future will be determined in part by happenings that it is impossible to foresee; it will also be influenced by trends that are now existent and observable."

Emily Greene Balch, American Educator

Future, Now, Will

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"The thing is, continuity of strategic direction and continuous improvement in how you do things are absolutely consistent with each other. In fact, they're mutually reinforcing."

"The thing is, continuity of strategic direction and continuous improvement in how you do things are absolutely consistent with each other. In fact, they're mutually reinforcing."

Michael Porter, American Educator

Direction, Fact, Improvement

23

"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all."

"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all."

John W. Gardner, American Educator

Conviction, Extremism, World

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"He who fears is literally delivered to destruction."

"He who fears is literally delivered to destruction."

Howard Thurman, American Educator

23

"There has been talk in Europe about American hegemony being somehow based upon the use of the dollar in the world. I just don't see that connection at all."

"There has been talk in Europe about American hegemony being somehow based upon the use of the dollar in the world. I just don't see that connection at all."

Robert C. Solomon, American Educator

Politics, Being, Connection, Europe

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"Guardians are necessary for children and abnormal adults, because they cannot make responsible choices for themselves."

"Guardians are necessary for children and abnormal adults, because they cannot make responsible choices for themselves."

Tom G. Palmer, American Educator

Family, Children, Choices

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"Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the right things happen."

"Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the right things happen."

Horace Mann, American Educator

Determination, Content, Right, Will

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"The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood."

"The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood."

Mary Mcleod Bethune, American Educator

Character, Race, Worth

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