"Underneath the visible problems with reading and writing lies the deeper problem of 'illearnacy': an acquired disabling of learning courage and learning initiative."

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Source : Guy Claxton (2001). “Wise Up”, p.275, A&C Black

Guy Claxton

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“Water is the most critical resource issue of our lifetime and our children's lifetime. The health of our waters is the principal measure of how we live on the land.”
“I'm Canadian. I think that's it. When you're a Canadian, you're always watching America from the outside, from afar.”
“There is one sure way of telling when politicians aren't telling the truth - their lips move.”
“My children's favorite, and it's funny because they've seen it but they have a difficult time watching it because it's their dad and they make that connection, but Edward Scissorhands is, by far my kids' favorite. They just connect with the character, and they see their dad feeling that isolation, that loneliness. He's a tragic character, so I think it's hard for them. They bawl when they see that.”
“Yoga is the only exercise in the world you can do at any age. There is always some posture that will improve your health, mind and soul.”
“A novelist must know what his last chapter is going to say and one way or another work toward that last chapter. ... To me it is utterly basic, yet it seems like it's a great secret.”
“But the great thing, and the horrible thing about the web is you can just throw stuff up there and it doesn't cost anybody anything.”
“Because what happens is, as the economy suffers, tax revenues go down. But unlike businesses, where at least your variable costs go down, in government your variable costs go up: unemployment insurance, workmen's compensation, health care benefits, welfare, you name it”

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