"It was never factually true that young people learn to read or do arithmetic primarily by being taught these things. These things are learned, but not really taught at all. Over-teaching interferes with learning, although the few who survive it may well come to imagine it was by an act of teaching."

-- John Taylor Gatto

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“Self-indulgence leads only to misery. Nothing great or even worthwhile is ever accomplished without struggle through adversity and self-sacrifice”
“You need to make sure that you are where you think you are indispensable. And dedicate your task to that,”

Source : "Nissan CEO Explains How He Runs 3 Companies At The Same Time" by Richard Feloni, www.businessinsider.com. November 6, 2014.
“You cannot solve a problem unless you diagnose the problem.”
“You never realize how much you value something until you are faced with the prospect of losing it.”

Source : Adam Braun (2014). “The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change”, p.160, Simon and Schuster
“I don't go to premieres. I don't go to parties. I don't covet the Oscar. I don't want any of that. I don't go out. I just have dinner at home every night with my kids. Being famous, that's a whole other career. And I haven't got any energy for it.”

Source : "Matthew Lillard Talks Fat Kid Rules the World, Becoming a Director, the Film’s Road to Development and Plans for Future Directorial Projects". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. October 10, 2012.
“I realize now that dying is easy. Living is hard.”
“Jarrell was not so much a father . . . as an affectionate encyclopedia.”
“If you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be no turning back.”

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