"What is learned in high school, or for that matter anywhere at all, depends far less on what is taught than on what one actually experiences in the place."

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Source : Edgar Z. Friedenberg (1965). “Coming of Age in America”

Edgar Friedenberg

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“The leader seeks to communicate his vision to his followers. He captures their attention with his optimistic intuition of possible solutions to their needs. He influences them by the dynamism of his faith.”

Source : John Edmund Haggai (1986). “Lead on!: leadership that endures in a changing world”, W Publishing Group
“As a Buddhist, I view death as a normal process, a reality that I accept will occur as long as I remain in this earthly existence. Knowing that I cannot escape it, I see no point in worrying about it. I tend to think of death as being like changing your clothes when they are old and worn out, rather than as some final end. Yet death is unpredictable: We do not know when or how it will take place. So it is only sensible to take certain precautions before it actually happens.”
“I have a lot of Jordans, a lot of Nikes, a lot of Blazers.”
“The decisions you make determine the schedule you keep. The schedule you keep determines theÂ life you live. And how you live your life determines how you spend your soul.”
“The thing is, if you believe in the unconscious - and I do - there's room for all kinds of possibilities that I don't know how you prove one way or another.”
“By coming out to ourselves, we free up the energy we spent keeping a part of ourselves hidden.”
“All men, and women, and everything in between are created equal.”
“Home is the nicest word there is.”

Source : "Fictional character: Laura Ingalls". TV Series "Little House on the Prairie" ("A Harvest of Friends", 1974), www.imdb.com. 1974–1983.

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