"The meaning of world is the separation of wish and fact."

-- Kurt GÃ¶del

#Wish Quotes #World Quotes #Facts Quotes

“Don't make misrepresentations to anyone you deal with. If you believe the other person may have misunderstood you, correct any misunderstanding you find exists. Honesty is integral to ethical behavior, and trustworthiness is essential for good, lasting relationships.”
“We can tell that a good name is better than riches by those who prefer the riches.”
“That undefined and mingled hum, Voice of the desert never dumb!”

Source : James Hogg (1855). “The Poetical Works of the Ettrick Shepherd: With an Autobiography; and Illustrative Engravings, Chiefly from Original Drawings”, p.294
“Our society cannot afford a two-tiered system in which the affluent have access to superior education, while everyone else is subjected to a dull and incoherent classroom experience. Academic excellence, educational equity, and fairness demand a strong foundation of knowledge for all learners.”
“Just because my personal life may not be in shambles any more it doesn't mean anything has been solved. A ring doesn't solve problems. I think I'm still having dark visions. I think I'm just a little bit fatalistic. There is a personality flaw at work perhaps.”
“Today it seems to be the other way around.”
“After all, I don't see why I am always asking for private, individual, selfish miracles when every year there are miracles like white dogwood.”
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”

Source : "A Cult of Ignorance". Newsweek, January 21, 1980.

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