"Wouldn't it be wonderful if every home had good books instead of knick-knacks and plastic flowers on the bookshelves? And wouldn't it be great if every child heard good speech and received thoughtful answers to their questions instead of 'be quiet' or 'go to bed'?"

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Source : Ernest L. Boyer (1997). “Ernest L. Boyer, Selected Speeches, 1979-1995”, Jossey-Bass

Ernest L. Boyer

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“Knowing yourself, knowing where you want to get, combining those things gives you the pragmatic steps.”

Source : Interview with Max Miller, bigthink.com. October 7, 2010.
“There is a great feeling in a small venue, with the closeness of the people and the intimacy.”

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“The NHL's opinion of itself is so high.... Let them get drunk on their greatness. We'll see how many Euros look our way.”
“Side effect of overemphasizing the importance of personal security in your life is that it can cause you to live reactively.”
“Doing the right thing is more important than doing the thing right.”
“I don't think nobody should compare me to anyone, 'cause, at the end of the day, you've got a 'Pac, you've got Snoop, you got Tip, you got Wayne - there's only one Jeezy, man. Ain't nobody walked in these shoes but me.”
“A person cannot learn to be a photographer. He can only cultivate what he already has. I try to make people aware that they have something very precious to cultivate.”
“The consideration of change over the century is about loss, though I think that social change is gain rather than loss.”

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