"Men of integrity, by their very existence, rekindle the belief that as a people we can live above the level of moral squalor. We need that belief; a cynical community is a corrupt community."

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Source : Dr. John W. Gardner (2015). “Excellence: Can We Be Equal And Excellent Too?”, p.164, Pickle Partners Publishing

John W. Gardner

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“My films require that the spectator ask the big existential questions. If you're not interested of turning inwards for answers, my films won't fulfill their whole purpose.”
“Whips and chains, handcuffs, smack a little body up with my belt. Scream, help play my game, dracula man, I'll get my fangs.”
“One becomes a beginner after 1000 days of training. One becomes a master after 10,000 days of practice.”
“The phrase 'academic freedom' is often used carelessly: here is a work that will allow a more careful conversation about those many crucial issues facing the academy, in which a well-worked out understanding of conceptions of academic freedom is, as its authors show, an essential tool.”
“Our nation's children are our greatest asset and our most precious treasure.”
“We don't have to apologize for American exceptionalism or western values.”
“I remember when I was like 19 years old and I started a desk calendar company to pay for my first short film, just so I could say one day that my daddy didn't pay for my first short film. And I really established myself in the film festival world.”
“Always be yourself. There's only one you. You should embrace anything that you don't like about yourself because that's individual and that's you.”

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