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John W. Gardner Quotes: History never looks like history when you are living through it. It always looks confusing and messy, and it always feels uncomfortable.
         

History never looks like history when you are living through it. It always looks confusing and messy, and it always feels uncomfortable.


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The ultimate goal of the educational system is to shift to the individual the burden of pursuing his education.



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Men of integrity, by their very existence, rekindle the belief that as a people we can live above the level of moral squalor. We need that belief; a cynical community is a corrupt community.



Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants.

Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants.



True happiness involves the full use of one's power and talents.

True happiness involves the full use of one's power and talents.



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Some people strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.



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The cynic says, "One man can't do anything". I say, "Only one man can do anything."



If you have some respect for people as they are, you can be more effective in helping them to become better than they are.

If you have some respect for people as they are, you can be more effective in helping them to become better than they are.



Creativity requires the freedom to consider unthinkable alternatives, to doubt the worth of cherished practices.

Creativity requires the freedom to consider unthinkable alternatives, to doubt the worth of cherished practices.





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Association with my pupils has kept me young in my work. Criticism of their work has kept my own point of view clear.

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