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Quotes by Educator
"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."
66
"The whole world opened to me when I learned to read."
66
"Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself."
65
"If an individual is born with the obligation to obey, who is born with the right to command?"
62
"A strategy delineates a territory in which a company seeks to be unique."
61
"The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment."
61
"One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well."
61
"There's a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness."
61
"The company without a strategy is willing to try anything."
60
"My guess is that the Jonathan would be as out of place in England or Kazakhstan, the native ground of its ancestors, as I would be in Russia, the native ground of my own. The arrow of natural history won't be reversed: by now the Jonathan's as much an American as I am."
60
"Commitment means that it is possible for a man to yield the nerve center of his consent to a purpose or cause, a movement or an ideal, which may be more important to him than whether he lives or dies."
59
"While some of them acknowledge the obligation of natural morality in their mode of conducting their cases, and preserve their individual character as gentlemen, there are others who acknowledge no law, human or divine, but the law of Scotland."
59
"If I take refuge in ambiguity, I assure you that it's quite conscious."
58
"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."
58
"He who fears is literally delivered to destruction."
57
"Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed."
57
"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."
57
"For me the printing process is part of the magic of photography. It's that magic that can be exciting, disappointing, rewarding and frustrating all in the same few moments in the darkroom."
56
"All around us are the consequences of the most significant technological, and hence cultural, revolution in generations."
56
"The nominal budget is a poor indicator of the impact of government outlays and revenues."
56
"It is not so important to be serious as it is to be serious about the important things. The monkey wears an expression of seriousness which would do credit to any college student, but the monkey is serious because he itches."
56
"My job is to provide the president with the richest possible consideration, so that he knows what is at stake in whatever decision he makes."
56
"The thing about rights is that in the end you can't prove what should be considered a right."
56
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