"Education is paradoxical in that it is largely composed of things that cannot be learned"

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Source : Roberto Calasso, William Weaver, Stephen Sartarelli (1994). “The Ruin of Kasch”, p.48, Harvard University Press

Roberto Calasso

#Inspirational Quotes #Paradoxical Quotes

“The companies that survive longest are the one's that work out what they uniquely can give to the world-not just growth or money but their excellence, their respect for others, or their ability to make people happy. Some call those things a soul.”
“I'm a filmmaker, not a scientist.”
“I think our music is more about seeing ourselves in each other and trying to find a more humanistic viewpoint for the world.”
“Everything is a dangerous drug except reality which is unendurable.”
“There is nothing wrong in helping other people, if and when they are worthy of the help and you can afford to help them.”
“It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.”
“Consultation is a good thing when people agree with you, and a waste of time when people don't agree with you”

Source : "The Guardian profile: Ken Livingstone" by Kevin Maguire, www.theguardian.com. December 19, 2003.
“There's a big difference between decorators and designers and the training is very different.”

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