"Knowledge pursued for its own sake - that's the definition of education, as opposed to training."

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Jane Haddam

#Education Quotes #Training Quotes #Definitions Quotes

“Stressed souls need the reassuring rhythm of self-nurturing rituals.”
“Isnâ€™t it funny to think that this magnificent piece of matter is in a state of decay? Really, can you think of any other living thing that looks this glorious as itâ€™s dying?”
“Know and believe in yourself and what others think won't disturb you.”
“There is no relationship here between Church and State. Religious liberty has its unalterable place, along with civil and human liberty, in the very foundation of the Republic. I hold it [religious intolerance] to be a menace to the very liberties which we boast and cherish.”
“There are so many times in my life when I wish I had the power to destroy anyone who would threaten or seek to humiliate the people I love. When you were a small, shy, awkward kid like me, and you saw and experienced some of the things I did and you can do nothing, you're going to gravitate to those comic books and fantasies where the nerd gets bit by a radioactive spider and can beat up the bad guys.”
“I'm called the Godfather [of Ecstacy] because I published for the first time information about its effects in man. I feel content with the title. MDMA is a beautiful drug...”
“You can drive a car by looking in the rear view mirror as long as nothing is ahead of you. Not enough software professionals are engaged in forward thinking.”
“Were it not for love, Poor life would be a ship not worth launching.”

Source : Edwin Arlington Robinson, James P. Carley (1990). “Edwin Arlington Robinson”, p.353, Boydell & Brewer

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