"No doubt there are some who, when confronted with a line of mathematical symbols, however simply presented, can only see the face of a stern parent or teacher who tried to force into them a non-comprehending parrot-like apparent competence--a duty and a duty alone--and no hint of magic or beauty of the subject might be allowed to come through."

-- Roger Penrose

#Teacher Quotes #Parent Quotes #Magic Quotes

“Word of mouth is the most effective means of communication.”
“An understanding of the natural world and what's in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment.”

Source : "The Sum of You: Teach Yourself" by Alan Graham, Hachette UK, (p. 13), October 29, 2010.
“Never die easy. Why run out of bounds and die easy? Make that linebacker pay. It carries into all facets of your life. It's okay to lose, to die, but don't die without trying, without giving it your best.”

Source : Walter Payton, Don Yaeger (2001). “Never Die Easy: The Autobiography of Walter Payton”, Random House
“Think of the horse as your partner.and it's all one great dance. That's not to say it's always going to be easy or you won't have to work through issues. But when a horse is troubled or uncomfortable in our world, rather than show contempt for him, you must demonstrate empathy and work to convince him that you mean him no harm. You have some things that you'd like him to do 'with you', as opposed to 'for you'- and the best way to do that is as partners.”
“Quiet is the absence of sound. Silence is the presence of silence.”
“What was everybody's business in the end proved to be nobody's business. Each one looked to the other to take the lead, and the aggressorsgot away with it.”

Source : 1943 Explaining the failure of the League of Nations to the Empire Parliamentary Association, London, 25 Nov.
“My sort of looks are of the kind that bore me when I see them on other people.”
“But when we came out of camp, that's when I first realized that being in camp, that being Japanese-American, was something shameful.”

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