"Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition."

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Source : 1955 In Newsweek, 5 Dec.

Jacques Barzun

#Inspirational Quotes #Education Quotes #Teacher Quotes

“The virtues which keep this world sweet and the faithfulness which keeps it steadfast are chiefly those of the average man. The danger of the two-talent man is that he will be content with mediocrity.”
“That's what courage is you know: being afraid and doing what you have to do anyway.”
“Although a food processor is not an absolutely essential piece of equipment, because you can certainly chop, grate, slice, knead and mix everything by hand, it does do all these things very quickly and efficiently and saves you time and energy”
“Without a doubt, stem cell research will lead to the dramatic improvement in the human condition and will benefit millions of people.”
“Selfishness is weakness. But loving and caring for others is a position of power beyond anything we can possibly imagine.”
“In order to have a society in which public issues can be openly and vigorously debated, it is not necessary to allow the brutalization of innocent victims.”

Source : "Court Says Military Funeral Protesters Are Protected". "Morning Edition" with Stebe Inskeep, www.npr.org. March 2, 2011.
“I start with actors that I know personally or I know their work, and there are things about their work or their presence or their own personality that make a character, that exaggerates some qualities and suppresses other qualities. It's always a real collaboration for me.”
“The man who receives gifts from God, receives an appointment from God; namely, that of donor; and the wisdom to discharge the functions connected with this appointment will surely not be withheld, if it be ingenuously asked.”

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