"The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future."

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Source : Herbert Spencer (1865). “First Principles of a New System of Philosophy”, p.123

Herbert Spencer

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“Sometimes evolving doesn't mean transforming; sometimes it just means owning what is there.”
“I didn't go to a conservatoire, and I have certain low opinions of certain aspects of the conservatory experience.”
“Show business is a great place to fail upward... and I guess that's what I've done.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“Thereâ€™s an important difference and distinction between the objective medical fact of my being an amputee and the subjective societal opinion of whether or not Iâ€™m disabled. Truthfully, the only real and consistent disability Iâ€™ve had to confront is the world ever thinking that I could be described by those definitions.”
“I like doing things that are very wildly different. I find that the meat and vegetables of being an actor is doing things that are completely different, all the time.”

Source : "Exclusive: James Purefoy Talks IRONCLAD and JOHN CARTER". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 2, 2011.
“So. How was your week?”
“My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his craft, and I was around that growing up.”
“I think if I had to put a finger on what I consider a good education, a good radical education, it wouldn't be anything about methods or techniques. It would be loving people first.”

Source : Myles Horton, Paulo Freire, Brenda Bell, John Gaventa (1990). “We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change”, p.177, Temple University Press

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