"Every human being is born an heir to an inheritance to which he can succeed only in a process of learning."

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Source : Quoted in R S Peters (ed) TheConcept of Education (1966), ch.10, 'Learning and Teaching'.

Michael Joseph Oakeshott

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“The better organized the state, the duller its humanity.”
“She alone dares and wishes to know from within, where she, the outcast, has never ceased to hear the resonance of fore language. She lets the other language speak - the language of 1,000 tongues which knows neither enclosure nor death. To life she refuses nothing. Her language does not contain, it carries; it does not hold back; it makes possible.”
“Im the kind of guy, when the marriage is breaking up, who doesnt want to yell in front of the kids. So I left, but it was very hard.”
“I wouldnâ€™t say Iâ€™m a ball hog. Iâ€™m a shooter. I donâ€™t necessarily hog the ball, but I put them up, though. I definitely much rather shoot it than pass it. Thatâ€™s just how I am.”
“I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May â€˜43. At this time, the aircraft was completely secret. I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in â€˜42 - even in my position. This aircraft didnâ€™t have any priority in design or production.”
“I've come more to terms with the fact that I sound like myself. No matter what I do, I sound like myself.”
“If you have fairy blood, even in the tiniest degree, you must live close to Fairy Land, and eat a little fairy food, or else you will always be hungry.”
“Our industry expertise (at KKR) enables the firm not only to make better investment choices but also to win the confidence of senior management and sellers, which has enabled us to purchase many companies on an exclusive basis.”

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