"Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is."

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Source : Isaac Asimov (1975). “Science Past, Science Future”, Doubleday Books

Isaac Asimov

#Inspirational Quotes #Trust Quotes #Education Quotes

“I am not in love / But I'm open to persuasion.”

Source : Song: Love And Affection, Album: Joan Armatrading, 1976
“We cannot change, we cannot move away from what we are, until we thoroughly accept what we are. Then change seems to come about almost unnoticed.”

Source : Carl Rogers (2012). “On Becoming a Person: A Therapist's View of Psychotherapy”, p.17, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“It was also my experience at Hull-House that aroused my interest in industrial diseases.”

Source : Alice Hamilton, (2013). “Exploring the Dangerous Trades - The Autobiography of Alice Hamilton, M.D.”, p.92, Read Books Ltd
“He who has once stood beside the grave, to look back upon the companionship which has been forever closed, feeling how impotent there are the wild love, or the keen sorrow, to give one instant's pleasure to the pulseless heart, or atone in the lowest measure to the departed spirit for the hour of unkindness, will scarcely for the future incur that debt to the heart which can only be discharged to the dust.”
“What I like about cooking is that, so long as you follow the recipe exactly, everything always turns out perfect. Itâ€™s too bad thereâ€™s no recipe for happiness. Happiness is more like pastryâ€”which is to say that you can take pains to keep cool and not overwork the dough, but if you donâ€™t have that certain light touch, your best efforts still fall flat. The work-around is to buy what you need. Iâ€™m talking about pastry, not happiness, although money does make things easier all around.”
“If you really want to help the American theater, don't be an actress, dahling. Be an audience.”
“I have not attempted to try to relive or recreate the past; but I have sought guidance from those timeless elements in the past which remain valid and vital to the future ... The purpose of my art is to seek beauty and truth, and to explore and glorify the human being and the universe.”
“Why has there been so much secrecy about AIDS? When you ask where did the virus come from, it raises a lot of flags. That makes me suspicious.”

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