John Holt Quotes

No use to shout at them to pay attention. If the situations, the materials, the problems before the child do not interest him, his attention will slip off to what does interest him, and no amount of exhortation of threats will bring it back.

John Holt

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Desert Storm was seen by the military establishment and by some politicians as avenging Vietnam, but it left behind dangerous illusions. The victory was so decisive, and information about it so carefully managed, that the American public was never clearly informed that it was purchased at the price of approximately 100,000 Iraqi lives.

Michael Ignatieff

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Memorable occasions should be brief, and so should be the expressions of appreciation.

Simon Kuznets

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Yeah, the record for most titles was previously held by the Fabulous Moolah, she won it four times. And a few weeks ago, I won the title for the sixth time, which has never been done before.

Trish Stratus

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I love traveling and seeing new things, learning the histories of different cultures. But I've always wanted to go to the Galapagos to see the giant turtles.

Mikaela Shiffrin

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Personally, I feel that a company which looks at problems of other companies and learns from their mistakes is a successful one.

Dilip Shanghvi

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Some instinct has told me I need to live in a world that isn't consumed with reading about myself or anyone else or someone's opinion about something. I need to be clear of that. It's just healthier for me. I feel happier.

Christopher Guest

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I don't think the war in Afghanistan was ruthlessly enough waged.

Christopher Hitchens

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To be remembered after we are dead, is but poor recompense for being treated with contempt while we are living.

William Hazlitt

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But at school, I wasn't athletic, and if you're not athlete in high school, it's kind of hard to find your place, so play practice seemed perfect, especially if you were as uncoordinated as I was.

Piper Perabo

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If you are realistic about how our present society works, the economic clout - and a lot of the political clout, frankly - is in the business sector. And it's the locus of innovation.

Peter Senge

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I've dedicated my life to public service, and I feel it's still a noble profession. However, I also understand it's a contact sport.

Pete Visclosky

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When facing terrorism, especially in the wake of awful events, there is a tendency to despair, to see in the battle a problem without a solution.

Rich Cohen

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