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"A dark and terrible side of this sense of community of interests is the fear of a horrible common destiny which in these days of atomic weapons darkens men's minds all around the globe."

"A dark and terrible side of this sense of community of interests is the fear of a horrible common destiny which in these days of atomic weapons darkens men's minds all around the globe."

Emily Greene Balch, American Educator

Man, Men, Fear, Community, Destiny

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"Pressure is calming to the nervous system."

"Pressure is calming to the nervous system."

Temple Grandin, American Educator

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"There remains, however, the hope, at least in Russia, that, as sometimes happens in history, the memory of lost alternatives will one day inspire efforts to regain them."

"There remains, however, the hope, at least in Russia, that, as sometimes happens in history, the memory of lost alternatives will one day inspire efforts to regain them."

Stephen Cohen, American Educator

History, Hope, Day, Memory

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"When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people."

"When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people."

Abraham Joshua Heschel, Polish Educator

People, Now, Old

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"Humor is everywhere, in that there's irony in just about anything a human does."

"Humor is everywhere, in that there's irony in just about anything a human does."

Bill Nye, American Educator

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"Learning how to operate a soul figures to take time."

"Learning how to operate a soul figures to take time."

Timothy Leary, American Educator

Time, Soul, Learning

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"The problem is we need much more moral content."

"The problem is we need much more moral content."

Cornel West, American Educator

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"Companies operating in urban communities have a tremendous ripple effect."

"Companies operating in urban communities have a tremendous ripple effect."

Michael Porter, American Educator

Business, Effect

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"I first became interested in women and religion when I was one of the few women doing graduate work in Religious Studies at Yale University in the late 1960's."

"I first became interested in women and religion when I was one of the few women doing graduate work in Religious Studies at Yale University in the late 1960's."

Carol P. Christ, American Educator

Religion, Women, Work, First

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"The freedom of thought is a sacred right of every individual man, and diversity will continue to increase with the progress, refinement, and differentiation of the human intellect."

"The freedom of thought is a sacred right of every individual man, and diversity will continue to increase with the progress, refinement, and differentiation of the human intellect."

Felix Adler, German Educator

Thought, Progress, Diversity, Freedom

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"The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water."

"The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water."

John W. Gardner, American Educator

Society, Excellence, Philosophy, Theories

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"The stone which Jacob consecrated at Bethel the generation of the living continues to anoint, paying the tithes which of old he vowed to the house of God there."

"The stone which Jacob consecrated at Bethel the generation of the living continues to anoint, paying the tithes which of old he vowed to the house of God there."

Julius Wellhausen, German Educator

God, Living, Old

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"We have lived through the flood time of fascism and of the nazism which ran its meteoric course at a cost to mankind in suffering and waste beyond all computation."

"We have lived through the flood time of fascism and of the nazism which ran its meteoric course at a cost to mankind in suffering and waste beyond all computation."

Emily Greene Balch, American Educator

Time, Fascism, Mankind, Suffering

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"The real harm of term extension comes not from these famous works. The real harm is to the works that are not famous, not commercially exploited, and no longer available as a result."

"The real harm of term extension comes not from these famous works. The real harm is to the works that are not famous, not commercially exploited, and no longer available as a result."

Lawrence Lessig, American Educator

Famous, Harm, Result

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"The immediate future is going to be tragic for all of us unless we find a way of making the vast educational resources of this country serve the true purpose of education, truth and justice."

"The immediate future is going to be tragic for all of us unless we find a way of making the vast educational resources of this country serve the true purpose of education, truth and justice."

Anne Sullivan Macy, American Educator

Education, Truth, Purpose, Country

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"Others don't want to listen to viewpoints that members of the church have."

"Others don't want to listen to viewpoints that members of the church have."

William P. Leahy, American Educator

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"In a condition of society and under an industrial organization which places labor completely at the mercy of capital, the accumulations of capital will necessarily be rapid, and an unequal distribution of wealth is at once to be observed."

"In a condition of society and under an industrial organization which places labor completely at the mercy of capital, the accumulations of capital will necessarily be rapid, and an unequal distribution of wealth is at once to be observed."

Leland Stanford, American Educator

Society, Wealth, Labor, Mercy

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"I have thought about it a great deal, and the more I think, the more certain I am that obedience is the gateway through which knowledge, yes, and love, too, enter the mind of the child."

"I have thought about it a great deal, and the more I think, the more certain I am that obedience is the gateway through which knowledge, yes, and love, too, enter the mind of the child."

Anne Sullivan, American Educator

Love, Thought, Knowledge, Mind

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"It's an old adage that the way to be safe is never to be secure... Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best."

"It's an old adage that the way to be safe is never to be secure... Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best."

Harold W. Dodds, American Educator

Force, Insecurity, Old

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"When it began I wrote this passionate letter to people I knew, studio members, of course, and other people with whom we have worked over the years and I said come and teach our students."

"When it began I wrote this passionate letter to people I knew, studio members, of course, and other people with whom we have worked over the years and I said come and teach our students."

James Lipton, American Educator

People, Students, Years

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"Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible."

"Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible."

Mary McLeod Bethune, American Educator

Faith, Life, First, Nothing

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"I think perfect objectivity is an unrealistic goal; fairness, however, is not."

"I think perfect objectivity is an unrealistic goal; fairness, however, is not."

Michael Pollan, American Educator

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"It's not proper for a professor to go before a class and promote one party or another. That's not academic scholarship."

"It's not proper for a professor to go before a class and promote one party or another. That's not academic scholarship."

Juan Cole, American Educator

Professor, Class, Party

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"When you look at it that way, you can see how absurd it is that we individualize ourselves with our fences and hoarded possessions."

"When you look at it that way, you can see how absurd it is that we individualize ourselves with our fences and hoarded possessions."

Morrie Schwartz, American Educator

Society, Possessions

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"Another question has been raised rather widely in Europe, in Japan as well as in the United States is what, to what extent will the euro become a reserve currency."

"Another question has been raised rather widely in Europe, in Japan as well as in the United States is what, to what extent will the euro become a reserve currency."

Robert C. Solomon, American Educator

Geography, Europe, Question, States, United

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"A major one which no one can overlook is technological and based on inventions and discoveries which have altered the whole basis of production and deeply affected social relations."

"A major one which no one can overlook is technological and based on inventions and discoveries which have altered the whole basis of production and deeply affected social relations."

Emily Greene Balch, American Educator

Society, Inventions, Production

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"One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute."

"One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute."

William Lyon Phelps, American Educator

Life, Curiosity, Secrets

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"Academics often discount the value of top-rated sports programs in helping to develop a campus life and in contributing to the overall success of a college or university. Like it or not, the sports programs a college or university has are the front page of that university."

"Academics often discount the value of top-rated sports programs in helping to develop a campus life and in contributing to the overall success of a college or university. Like it or not, the sports programs a college or university has are the front page of that university."

James E. Rogers, American Educator

Life, Sports, Success, College

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"Limits have to be set on how far one can simply use the... cleverness that we have to make changes."

"Limits have to be set on how far one can simply use the... cleverness that we have to make changes."

Leon Kass, American Educator

Ethics, Cleverness, Limits

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"People seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success is achieved."

"People seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success is achieved."

Anne Sullivan, American Educator

Success, People

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"It is only since linguistics has become more aware of its object of study, i.e. perceives the whole extent of it, that it is evident that this science can make a contribution to a range of studies that will be of interest to almost anyone."

"It is only since linguistics has become more aware of its object of study, i.e. perceives the whole extent of it, that it is evident that this science can make a contribution to a range of studies that will be of interest to almost anyone."

Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss Educator

Science, Interest, Study, Will

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"That is one good thing about this world... there are always sure to be more springs."

"That is one good thing about this world... there are always sure to be more springs."

Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian Educator

4

"As you may know, some of the stereotyped behaviors exhibited by autistic children are also found in zoo animals who are raised in a barren environment."

"As you may know, some of the stereotyped behaviors exhibited by autistic children are also found in zoo animals who are raised in a barren environment."

Temple Grandin, American Educator

Animals, Children, Environment, May

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"A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture."

"A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture."

Abraham Joshua Heschel, Polish Educator

Love, People, Affection, Being

4

"The complaint of bad pay, and difficulty in obtaining it, is almost generally reiterated through every department of education."

"The complaint of bad pay, and difficulty in obtaining it, is almost generally reiterated through every department of education."

Joseph Lancaster, English Educator

Education, Complaint, Difficulty

4

"I cannot emphasize enough the importance of a good teacher."

"I cannot emphasize enough the importance of a good teacher."

Temple Grandin, American Educator

4

"It is clear that the pharmaceutical industry is not, by any stretch of the imagination, doing enough to ensure that the poor have access to adequate medical care."

"It is clear that the pharmaceutical industry is not, by any stretch of the imagination, doing enough to ensure that the poor have access to adequate medical care."

Paul Farmer, American Educator

Medical, Imagination, Care, Poor

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"Another cause of change, one less noticeable but fundamental, is the modern growth of population closely connected with scientific and medical discoveries. It is interesting that the United Nations has set up a special Commission to study this question."

"Another cause of change, one less noticeable but fundamental, is the modern growth of population closely connected with scientific and medical discoveries. It is interesting that the United Nations has set up a special Commission to study this question."

Emily Greene Balch, American Educator

Medical, Change, Growth, Cause

4

"America's greatness has been the greatness of a free people who shared certain moral commitments. Freedom without moral commitment is aimless and promptly self-destructive."

"America's greatness has been the greatness of a free people who shared certain moral commitments. Freedom without moral commitment is aimless and promptly self-destructive."

John W. Gardner, American Educator

People, Greatness, America, Commitment

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"So that we focus not on competing visions for Europe but on what Europe can do to improve economic growth, to give us a cleaner environment, to create more jobs, to make us more secure."

"So that we focus not on competing visions for Europe but on what Europe can do to improve economic growth, to give us a cleaner environment, to create more jobs, to make us more secure."

John Hutton, English Educator

Growth, Environment, Europe, Focus

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"Technology gives us the facilities that lessen the barriers of time and distance - the telegraph and cable, the telephone, radio, and the rest."

"Technology gives us the facilities that lessen the barriers of time and distance - the telegraph and cable, the telephone, radio, and the rest."

Emily Greene Balch, American Educator

Technology, Time, Rest

4

"All causes are essentially mental, and whosoever comes into daily contact with a high order of thinking must take on some of it."

"All causes are essentially mental, and whosoever comes into daily contact with a high order of thinking must take on some of it."

Charles Fillmore, American Educator

Cause, Causes, Order, Thinking

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"The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good with immobility and evil with activity."

"The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good with immobility and evil with activity."

Maria Montessori, Italian Educator

4

"We are dealing with the best-educated generation in history. But they've got a brain dressed up with nowhere to go."

"We are dealing with the best-educated generation in history. But they've got a brain dressed up with nowhere to go."

Timothy Leary, American Educator

4

"Few are there that will leave the secure seclusion of the scholar's life, the peaceful walks of literature and learning, to stand out a target for the criticism of unkind and hostile minds."

"Few are there that will leave the secure seclusion of the scholar's life, the peaceful walks of literature and learning, to stand out a target for the criticism of unkind and hostile minds."

Felix Adler, German Educator

Life, Criticism, Learning, Literature

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"Real knowledge, like everything else of value, is not to be obtained easily. It must be worked for, studied for, thought for, and, more that all, must be prayed for."

"Real knowledge, like everything else of value, is not to be obtained easily. It must be worked for, studied for, thought for, and, more that all, must be prayed for."

Thomas Arnold, English Educator

Thought, Knowledge, Value

4

"Would not the child's heart break in despair when the first cold storm of the world sweeps over it, if the warm sunlight of love from the eyes of mother and father did not shine upon him like the soft reflection of divine light and love?"

"Would not the child's heart break in despair when the first cold storm of the world sweeps over it, if the warm sunlight of love from the eyes of mother and father did not shine upon him like the soft reflection of divine light and love?"

Max Muller, German Educator

Love, Mother, Father, Heart

4

"A culture without property, or in which creators can't get paid, is anarchy, not freedom."

"A culture without property, or in which creators can't get paid, is anarchy, not freedom."

Lawrence Lessig, American Educator

Freedom, Anarchy, Culture, Property

4

"Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions."

"Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions."

Roger Babson, American Educator

Money, Health, Power, Knowledge

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"Who speaks to the instincts speaks to the deepest in mankind, and finds the readiest response."

"Who speaks to the instincts speaks to the deepest in mankind, and finds the readiest response."

Amos Bronson Alcott, American Educator

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