"Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage."

-- Confucius

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“Creativity exists more in the searching than in the finding.”
“Students do not need to be labeled or measured any more than they are. They don't need more Federal funds, grants, and gimmicks. What they need from us is common sense, dedication, and bright, energetic teachers who believe that all children are achievers and who take personally the failure of any one child.”

Source : Marva Collins (1990). “Marva Collins' Way”, Tarcher
“And I, the while, the sole unbusy thing, Nor honey make, nor pair, nor build, nor sing.”
“You never find friends them following your advice upon their own affairs; nor allowing you to manage your own.”
“Certainly I believe that God gave us life for happiness, not misery. Humanity, I am sure, will never be made lazy or indifferent by an excess of happiness. Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. Happiness should be a means of accomplishment, like health, not an end in itself.”
“Lenin, Stalin, and Mao slaughtered even more tens of millions in the name of equality than Hitler murdered in the name of inequality.”

Source : "The Coming War Over Genes: Darwin's Enemies on the Left". www.unz.com. December 01, 1999.
“If I as a geologist were called upon to explain briefly our modern ideas of the origin of the earth and the development of life on it to a simple, pas- toral people, such as the tribes to whom the Book of Genesis was addressed, I could hardly do better than follow rather closely much of the language of the first chapter of Genesis.”
“Surround yourself with smart, dedicated people - to build something isn't a one-man show. It's more important to have smart people who really believe in what you're doing than really experienced people who may not share your dream.”

Source : "What I've learned, by Skype's Niklas Zennstrom" by David Rowan, www.wired.com. June 11, 2010.

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