"The first aim of a good college is not to teach books, but the meaning and purpose of life. Hard study and the learning of books are only a means to this end. We develop power and courage and determination and we go out to achieve Truth, Wisdom and Justice. If we do not come to this, the cost of schooling is wasted."

-- John B. Watson

#Determination Quotes #Book Quotes #Mean Quotes

“The prayer that begins with trustfulness, and passes on into waiting, will always end in thankfulness, triumph, and praise.”
“It is related that Sakyamuni [the historical Buddha] once dismissed as of small consequence a feat of levitation on the part of a disciple, and cried out in pity for a yogin by the river who had spent twenty years of his human existence learning to walk on water, when the ferryman might have taken him across for a small coin.”
“The best way to teach morality is to make it a habit with children.”
“The pleasures of ignorance are as great, in their way, as the pleasures of knowledge.”
“That society exists to frustrate the individual may be seen from its attitude to work. It is only morally acceptable if you do not want to do it. If you do want to, it becomes a personal pleasure.”
“Today, it may seem as if there are demons attacking me from within. I should remember that demons are illusory, and that when I think that I'm being attacked by unseen forces, it probably just means that I am going insane.”

Source : "Daily Negations". Book by John S. Hall, 2007.
“Having a partner who is your wife traveling with you can be great. We each have our roles in the work and then can help each other out on the emotional front when things get stressful, which they are.”
“I think the perspective that small-town directors bring to films is very different.”

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