"The well-meaning people who talk of education as if it were a substance distributable by coupon in large or small quantities never exhibit any understanding of the truth that you cannot teach anybody anything that he does not want to learn."

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Source : George Sampson (2013). “Seven Essays”, p.48, Cambridge University Press

George Sampson

#Education Quotes #People Quotes #Understanding Quotes

“What ever we embrace eventually reveals the place we have been seeking.”
“When your life is as precious as all our lives are, then it needs to be kept precious and looked after and treated well. And that is not something we should be sharing with a wider audience.”
“Basically, my socialization as a child didn't come from any schooling; it came from being in theater and meeting people online.”

Source : Interview with Chris Dahlen, tv.avclub.com. November 6, 2008.
“Time is what keeps things from happening all at once.”
“We can always find a reason to praise. Situations change for better and for worse, but God's worth never changes.”

Source : FaceBook post by Matt Redman from Oct 12, 2013
“Suffering in the path of Christian obedience, with joy - because the steadfast love of the Lord is better than life (Psalm 63:3) - is the clearest display of the worth of God in our lives. Therefore, faith-filled suffering is essential in this world for the most intense, authentic worship. When we are most satisfied with God in suffering, he will be most glorified in us in worship. Our problem is not styles of music. Our problem is styles of life. When we embrace more affliction for the worth of Christ, there will be more fruit in the worship of Christ.”
“As I'm getting older, I'm moving away from calculations and measurement. I'm trying to be more open to vulnerability and mistakes.”
“From the first moment I handled my lens with a tender ardour, and it has become to me as a living thing, with voice and memory and creative vigour.”

Source : Julia Margaret Cameron, Anita Ventura Mozley (1974). “"Mrs. Cameron's Photographs from the Life": Exhibition Held 22 January-10 March 1974, Stanford University Museum of Art”

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