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"It is precisely because neither individuals nor small groups can be fully self-sufficient that cooperation is necessary to human survival and flourishing."

"It is precisely because neither individuals nor small groups can be fully self-sufficient that cooperation is necessary to human survival and flourishing."

Tom G. Palmer, American Educator

Survival, Cooperation, Self

15

"Labor can and will become its own employer through co-operative association."

"Labor can and will become its own employer through co-operative association."

Leland Stanford, American Educator

15

"The joy late coming late departs."

"The joy late coming late departs."

Lewis J. Bates, American Educator

15

"If you watch young children play, you will notice that they create games, characters, situations, whole worlds in which they immerse themselves with intense concentration."

"If you watch young children play, you will notice that they create games, characters, situations, whole worlds in which they immerse themselves with intense concentration."

Daniel Greenberg, American Educator

Family, Children, Games, Play, Will

15

"I critique market-based medicine not because I haven't seen its heights but because I've seen its depths."

"I critique market-based medicine not because I haven't seen its heights but because I've seen its depths."

Paul Farmer, American Educator

Activism, Medicine

15

"True science teaches, above all, to doubt and to be ignorant."

"True science teaches, above all, to doubt and to be ignorant."

Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish Educator

15

"I know of no more disagreeable situation than to be left feeling generally angry without anybody in particular to be angry at."

"I know of no more disagreeable situation than to be left feeling generally angry without anybody in particular to be angry at."

Frank Moore Colby, American Educator

Emotional, Feeling

15

"I've been impressed, over the last 15 years, with how often the somewhat conspiratorial comments of Haitian villagers have been proven to be correct when the historical record is probed carefully."

"I've been impressed, over the last 15 years, with how often the somewhat conspiratorial comments of Haitian villagers have been proven to be correct when the historical record is probed carefully."

Paul Farmer, American Educator

Human Rights, Years

15

"I define genuine full employment as a situation where there are at least as many job openings as there are persons seeking employment, probably calling for a rate of unemployment, as currently measured, of between 1 and 2 percent."

"I define genuine full employment as a situation where there are at least as many job openings as there are persons seeking employment, probably calling for a rate of unemployment, as currently measured, of between 1 and 2 percent."

William Vickrey, Canadian Educator

Job, Unemployment

15

"Educators are still spending way too much time trying to control what kids learn, bending the content to their own purposes, hoping beyond hope to change - by using technology - but not change too much."

"Educators are still spending way too much time trying to control what kids learn, bending the content to their own purposes, hoping beyond hope to change - by using technology - but not change too much."

Daniel Greenberg, American Educator

Change, Technology, Time, Control

15

"Most Europeans have no idea how wild life can be in north America."

"Most Europeans have no idea how wild life can be in north America."

Tom G. Palmer, American Educator

Life, Idea, America

15

"I would say that, intellectually, Catholicism had no more impact on me than did social theory."

"I would say that, intellectually, Catholicism had no more impact on me than did social theory."

Paul Farmer, American Educator

Religion, Catholicism, Theory

15

"There are those whose sole claim to profundity is the discovery of exceptions to the rules."

"There are those whose sole claim to profundity is the discovery of exceptions to the rules."

Paul Eldridge, American Educator

Discovery, Rules

15

"The thing about rights is that in the end you can't prove what should be considered a right."

"The thing about rights is that in the end you can't prove what should be considered a right."

Paul Farmer, American Educator

Human Rights, End, Rights

15

"We know next to nothing of what we're going to know in 20 or 50 years."

"We know next to nothing of what we're going to know in 20 or 50 years."

Leon Kass, American Educator

15

"It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final."

"It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final."

Roger Babson, American Educator

Success, Failure, Mind

15

"The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by."

"The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by."

Felix Adler, German Educator

Life, Men, Light, World

15

"A dream is the bearer of a new possibility, the enlarged horizon, the great hope."

"A dream is the bearer of a new possibility, the enlarged horizon, the great hope."

Howard Thurman, American Educator

Dream, Hope, Possibility

15

"There are so many unpleasant things in the world already that there is no use in imagining any more."

"There are so many unpleasant things in the world already that there is no use in imagining any more."

Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian Educator

15

"Abstraction is a mental process we use when trying to discern what is essential or relevant to a problem; it does not require a belief in abstract entities."

"Abstraction is a mental process we use when trying to discern what is essential or relevant to a problem; it does not require a belief in abstract entities."

Tom G. Palmer, American Educator

Trust, Belief, Trying

15

"The fate of a child is in the hands of his parents."

"The fate of a child is in the hands of his parents."

Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese Educator

15

"We have seen from experience that, if we are in the habit of walking regularly on the same road, we are able to think about other things while walking, without paying attention to our steps."

"We have seen from experience that, if we are in the habit of walking regularly on the same road, we are able to think about other things while walking, without paying attention to our steps."

Vinoba Bhave, Indian Educator

Experience, Habit, Attention, Road

15

"The only way to do the human rights thing is to do the right thing medically."

"The only way to do the human rights thing is to do the right thing medically."

Paul Farmer, American Educator

Rights, Humanrights

15

"By the time Apple's Macintosh operating system finally falls into the public domain, there will be no machine that could possibly run it. The term of copyright for software is effectively unlimited."

"By the time Apple's Macintosh operating system finally falls into the public domain, there will be no machine that could possibly run it. The term of copyright for software is effectively unlimited."

Lawrence Lessig, American Educator

Time, Machine, Public, Software

15

"Faith which does not doubt is dead faith."

"Faith which does not doubt is dead faith."

Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish Educator

15

"That should be our test regarding immigrants. Those who come to America to tear it down or live off of others should not be welcomed."

"That should be our test regarding immigrants. Those who come to America to tear it down or live off of others should not be welcomed."

Marvin Olasky, American Educator

Immigration, America

15

"The main reason why we look constantly to the Gita is that, whenever we need help, we may get it from the Gita. And, indeed, we always do get it."

"The main reason why we look constantly to the Gita is that, whenever we need help, we may get it from the Gita. And, indeed, we always do get it."

Vinoba Bhave, Indian Educator

Religion, Gita, Help, May, Reason

15

"It is straightforward for me to be ethical, responsible, and kind-hearted because I have the resources to support that."

"It is straightforward for me to be ethical, responsible, and kind-hearted because I have the resources to support that."

Edward Tufte, American Educator

15

"Science is a cemetery of dead ideas."

"Science is a cemetery of dead ideas."

Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish Educator

15

"Character, not circumstances, makes the man."

"Character, not circumstances, makes the man."

Booker T. Washington, American Educator

Character, Circumstances, Man

15

$"Of all the creative work produced by humans anywhere, a tiny fraction has continuing commercial value. For that tiny fraction, the copyright is a crucially important legal device."$

"Of all the creative work produced by humans anywhere, a tiny fraction has continuing commercial value. For that tiny fraction, the copyright is a crucially important legal device."

Lawrence Lessig, American Educator

Legal, Work, Value

15

"Admitting the force of these contentions, nevertheless, the custom of meeting together in public assembly for the consideration of the most serious, the most exalted topics of human interest is too vitally precious to be lost."

"Admitting the force of these contentions, nevertheless, the custom of meeting together in public assembly for the consideration of the most serious, the most exalted topics of human interest is too vitally precious to be lost."

Felix Adler, German Educator

Unity, Consideration, Custom, Force, Interest

15

"There's a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness."

"There's a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness."

Michael Porter, American Educator

15

"But as for activism, my parents did what they could, given the constraints, but were never involved in the causes I think of when I think of activists."

"But as for activism, my parents did what they could, given the constraints, but were never involved in the causes I think of when I think of activists."

Paul Farmer, American Educator

Activism, Causes, Parents

15

"Any psychology of sign systems will be part of social psychology - that is to say, will be exclusively social; it will involve the same psychology as is applicable in the case of languages."

"Any psychology of sign systems will be part of social psychology - that is to say, will be exclusively social; it will involve the same psychology as is applicable in the case of languages."

Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss Educator

Language, Psychology, Will

15

"God is of no importance unless He is of supreme importance."

"God is of no importance unless He is of supreme importance."

Abraham Joshua Heschel, Polish Educator

God, Importance

15

"I haven't played a chess match for several decades. At one point I lost most of my chess games. Then I realized many of my competitors were memorizing the best moves and I was unwilling to do this."

"I haven't played a chess match for several decades. At one point I lost most of my chess games. Then I realized many of my competitors were memorizing the best moves and I was unwilling to do this."

John Harsanyi, American Educator

Sports, Chess, Games

15

"Children learn to smile from their parents."

"Children learn to smile from their parents."

Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese Educator

Children, Parents, Smile

15

"Throughout the years, many Christian women have told me of their great respect for the bravery and courage evident in my work, perhaps even gesturing to their own Isis earrings or a Nile River Goddess pendants."

"Throughout the years, many Christian women have told me of their great respect for the bravery and courage evident in my work, perhaps even gesturing to their own Isis earrings or a Nile River Goddess pendants."

Carol P. Christ, American Educator

Woman, Women, Work, Courage, Christian

15

"While the spoken word can travel faster, you can't take it home in your hand. Only the written word can be absorbed wholly at the convenience of the reader."

"While the spoken word can travel faster, you can't take it home in your hand. Only the written word can be absorbed wholly at the convenience of the reader."

Kingman Brewster, Jr., American Educator

Home, Travel, Word

15

"Libertarians recognize the difference between adults and children, as well as differences between normal adults and adults who are insane or mentally hindered or retarded."

"Libertarians recognize the difference between adults and children, as well as differences between normal adults and adults who are insane or mentally hindered or retarded."

Tom G. Palmer, American Educator

Family, Children, Difference

15

"We climb to heaven most often on the ruins of our cherished plans, finding our failures were successes."

"We climb to heaven most often on the ruins of our cherished plans, finding our failures were successes."

Amos Bronson Alcott, American Educator

15

"Education alone can conduct us to that enjoyment which is, at once, best in quality and infinite in quantity."

"Education alone can conduct us to that enjoyment which is, at once, best in quality and infinite in quantity."

Horace Mann, American Educator

Education, Quality, Enjoyment, Infinite

15

"Reading the epitaphs, our only salvation lies in resurrecting the dead and burying the living."

"Reading the epitaphs, our only salvation lies in resurrecting the dead and burying the living."

Paul Eldridge, American Educator

Reading, Epitaphs, Lies, Living

15

"The data, however, do indicate that Christians who see Jews through a 17th-century lens, believing that most are thoroughly religious, are thoroughly wrong."

"The data, however, do indicate that Christians who see Jews through a 17th-century lens, believing that most are thoroughly religious, are thoroughly wrong."

Marvin Olasky, American Educator

Tolerance, Religious, Wrong

15

"Clever people seem not to feel the natural pleasure of bewilderment, and are always answering questions when the chief relish of a life is to go on asking them."

"Clever people seem not to feel the natural pleasure of bewilderment, and are always answering questions when the chief relish of a life is to go on asking them."

Frank Moore Colby, American Educator

Life, People, Pleasure, Questions

15

"The only language men ever speak perfectly is the one they learn in babyhood, when no one can teach them anything!"

"The only language men ever speak perfectly is the one they learn in babyhood, when no one can teach them anything!"

Maria Montessori, Italian Educator

Man, Men, Babyhood, Language

15

"We have a sense that we should be like the mythical cowboy... able to take on and conquer anything and live in the world without the need for other people."

"We have a sense that we should be like the mythical cowboy... able to take on and conquer anything and live in the world without the need for other people."

Morrie Schwartz, American Educator

People, Sense, World

15

"The Sun, Moon and Stars are there to guide us."

"The Sun, Moon and Stars are there to guide us."

Dennis Banks, American Educator

Moon, Stars, Sun

15

"The three major administrative problems on a campus are sex for the students, athletics for the alumni, and parking for the faculty."

"The three major administrative problems on a campus are sex for the students, athletics for the alumni, and parking for the faculty."

Robert M. Hutchins, American Educator

Sex, Problems, Students

15

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