"David Langford, illustrates the difference between teaching and learning in a little story. He says, 'You know, last Wednesday I taught my dog to whistle. I really did. I taught him to whistle. It was hard work. I really went at it very hard. But I taught him to whistle. Of course, he didn't learn, but I taught.'"

-- Myron Tribus

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“I love celebrities who aren't afraid to take risks. And in the end, it pays off. Some celebs just have the freshest outfits, and they're always giving us something that we never expected.”
“Receptivity and sensitiveness are what makes one's behaviour endearing and enriching. Do not try to thrust your likes and dislikes on others. Try instead, to find out what those around would expect from you and where you can possibly contribute. Rather than feeling conflict or confrontation every time, look for and generate greater notes of harmony.”
“The single most important hindrance to world evangelization right now is the lack of total involvement by the body of Christ.”

Source : K. P. Yohannan (2014). “Revolution in World Missions: One Man's Journey to Change a Generation”, p.44, Gospel For Asia Books
“Nothing in the world can one imagine beforehand,not the least thing,everything is made up of so many unique particulars that cannot be forseen.”
“It's only those who do nothing that make no mistakes, I suppose.”
“It's a pragmatist's business, comedy. Start off with good intentions and references to the Pompidou Centre and you end up with boiled sweets and a pantomime cow.”
“I definitely feel there's room for improvement.”
“Ours is a problem in which deception has become organized and strong; where truth is poisoned at its source; one in which the skill of the shrewdest brains is devoted to misleading a bewildered people.”

Source : Walter Lippmann (1914). “A Preface to Politics”

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