"One of the persistent ironies of reform is the impossibility of predicting the full consequences of change ..."

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Diane Ravitch

#Change Quotes #Reform Quotes #Irony Quotes

“Language is conceived in sin and science is its redemption.”
“I am one whose faith is, that love and friendship, with ardent natures, are like those trees of the torrid zone which yield fruit but once, and then die.”

Source : Edward John Trelawny (1835). “Adventures of a Younger Son”, p.506
“Fervor is the weapon of choice for the impotent.”
“Love isn't rational, it's instinctive”
“We approach people the same way we approach our cars. We take the poor kid to a doctor and ask, What's wrong with him, how much will it cost, and when can I pick him up?”
“The greatest contribution we can make to the wellbeing of those in our lives is to have peace in our own hearts.”
“A woman with good shoes i never ugly!”
“I don't know whether it's age or maturity, but I certainly find myself committed more and more to the looser forms of Western democracy at any price.”

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