"Teaching is an instinctual art, mindful of potential, craving of realizations, a pausing, seamless process."

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Source : A. Bartlett Giamatti (1981). “The University and the Public Interest”, Atheneum Books

A. Bartlett Giamatti

#Art Quotes #Teaching Quotes #Realization Quotes

“Think it is just a matter of... well look how long it took Shawn Colvin to reach the level that she has. Believe me, that girl has done everything except stand behind the cash register at Tower and take the money.”
“We strain to tell Americans and aliens in this country that there's nothing unique about America, nothing unique about American civilization, nothing that requires their allegiance, nothing of great value that they should sacrifice for.”

Source : Interview with John Hawkins, rightwingnews.com. February 26, 2012.
“Writing an acceptance speech gives you the expectation of winning, and you are therefore devastated or hurt if you didn't win.”
“Technically, the last number of years, partially from the injury, it's been difficult to push forward but I felt even before the injury that I still could do more and was sort of at a stalemate.”
“The best way to understand any system is to understand the problem it was invented to solve.”
“I am selfish. I reach for the world I want to live in. And I believe in leaving our best we can do to our children”
“Polaroid, you know, goes against everything that photography is now. You can't make multiples. Only one exists. I love that. By the way, while we've been talking I've now seen a total of three people I know walking on 8th street.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Any momentary triumph you think you have gained through argument is really a Pyrrhic victory. The resentment and ill will you stir up is stronger and lasts longer than any momentary change of opinion. It is much more powerful to get others to agree with you through your actions, without saying a word. Demonstrate, do not explicate.”

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