"The best that we can do for one another is to exchange our thoughts freely; and that, after all, is about all."

-- James Anthony Froude

#Education Quotes

“Rather marvelously, the older brain only permits change when it judges that change to be important, rewarding or good for it.”

Source : "The Fantastic Plastic Brain". The Kavli Foundation interview, www.kavlifoundation.org. July 2012.
“As a young woman, Ama Ata Aidoo the freedom fighter vowed never to write love stories. Letâ€™s delight in the fact that over the years she has changed her mind about the value of writing about love, as her rich edited collection of highly original and diverse â€˜African Love Storiesâ€™ demonstrates. She has traveled her path and had the courage to grow and change while retaining her deep commitment to Pan- Africanism. Love flourishes, after all is said and done.”
“Iâ€™m a Clash of the Titans/Star Wars baby. Iâ€™m not a new Star Wars baby. Iâ€™m not an Avatar baby. That full CG doesnâ€™t work for me. I need interactivity. I need to feel the goo. I need to feel people coming out of animatronics and just interacting with props.”
“China will have the biggest aging crisis that the world has ever seen over the next generation, and this happens at a time when Chinese ambitions, geopolitically speaking, are expanding.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.”
“I am sure that no traveler seeing things through author spectacles can see them as they are.”
“He who knows how to overcome with God in prayer has heaven and earth at his disposal.”
“When I play it I look out and see people hold on to each other and dance or just couples leaning into each other and kiss. And I'll go: 'You know, I could have worked hard at school and been a dentist. But I'm so glad I didn't.' Because when I look out and see that I feel like the Pied Piper of love.”

Source : "Chris Isaak: 'My advice is: if you've got to be miserable to write great music, then drive a truck!'". Interview With Tim Jonze, www.theguardian.com. March 1, 2012.

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