"Weigh not so much what men assert, as what they prove. Truth is simple and naked, and needs not invention to apparel her comeliness."

-- Philip Sidney

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“That the means of imperialist policy overshadow almost entirely its original ends has tremendous implications.”

Source : Paul A. Baran (1968). “Political Econ of Growth”, p.119, NYU Press
“I was born looking older - and I've been aging since I was a teenager.”
“To believe that one, or even three, mates can supply all the things one needs from one's friends is as stupid as believing married couples must do everything together.”
“The uncontested absurdities of today are the accepted slogans of tomorrow. They come to be accepted by degrees, by dint of constant pressure on one side and constant retreat on the other - until one day when they are suddenly declared to be the country's official ideology.”
“Deepika asked questions like a diligent student. She talks little and saves all she has for the shot.”
“I continue to believe in miracles. But i know that miracles come to those who work very hard”
“Certainly, young children can begin to practice making letters and numbers and solving problems, but this should be done without workbooks. Young children need to learn initiative, autonomy, industry, and competence before they learn that answers can be right or wrong.”

Source : David Elkind (1987). “Miseducation: preschoolers at risk”, Alfred a Knopf Inc
“We have history as a guide, and history suggests that this brand of comprehensive reform ... is a recipe for failure.”

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