"The ideal may seem remote of execution, but the democratic ideal of education is a farcical yet tragic delusion except as the ideal more and more dominates our public system of education."

-- John Dewey

#May Quotes #Execution Quotes #Democratic Quotes

“We are closer to the ants than to the butterflies. Very few people can endure much leisure.”
“But to proceed in this reconciling project with regard to the question of liberty and necessity; the most contentious question of metaphysics, the most contentious science...”
“Really,' thought I, 'we call Baltimore the 'Monumental City' for its two marble columns, and here is Edinburg with one at every street-corner!”
“Probably the worst time in a person's life is when they have to kill a family member because they are the devil. But otherwise it's been a pretty good day.”
“Red Skelton... I broke into tears when I met him.”

Source : "Rip's Entertainment!". Interview with Paisley Yankolovich, www.emol.org. 1996.
“Dear friend, Your heart is a polished mirror. You must wipe it dean of the veil of dust that has gathered upon it, because it is destined to reflect the light of divine secrets.”
“I don’t want to explain to somebody what pollen is. That is the secret and the beauty and the power and the potential of all this.”
“I think I was 8 or 9 when I did my first play. It was at a community level, but that's when I knew that this is what I loved doing.”

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