Charles Van Doren famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Because the world is radically new, the ideal encyclopedia should be radical, too.
-- Charles Van Doren

#World #Should #Radical
I have deceived my friends, and I had millions of them.
-- Charles Van Doren

#Deceived
I hoped that it would be possible to slide slowly from my public life back to the life of teaching and writing that I had always wanted. But things didn't work out that way.
-- Charles Van Doren

#Teaching #Writing #Work Out
Education in the West, particularly higher education in America, has lost the ability to see the universe from very far away.
-- Charles Van Doren

#America #Creative #West
Some of you read with me 40 years ago a portion of Aristotle's Ethics, a selection of passages that describe his idea of happiness. You may not remember too well.
-- Charles Van Doren

#Book #Reading #Years
My total winnings after 14 appearances were $129,000.
-- Charles Van Doren

#Winning #Appearance
I cannot take back one word or action; the past does not change for anyone.
-- Charles Van Doren

#Past #Doe #Action
I've learned a lot about good and evil. They are not always what they appear to be.
-- Charles Van Doren

#Evil #Good And Evil
I worked hard at memorizing lists of facts and figures, and carried with me a book of facts.
-- Charles Van Doren

#Book #Lists #Facts
I have learned a lot about good and evil - they are not always what they appear to be.
-- Charles Van Doren

#Evil #Good And Evil #I've Learned

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