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> [Education is about inviting every single person who enters a school to realize his or her relatively boundless potential in all areas of worthwhile human endeavor. It is concerned with more than grades, attendance, and academic achievement. It is concerned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-watson-purkey/education-is-about-inviting-every-single-person-who-enters-a-school/)

[William Watson Purkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-watson-purkey/)

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## More by William Watson Purkey

> [A poignant paradox is that sometimes the very desire to be a good mother or father will lead the parent to mistake duty for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-watson-purkey/a-poignant-paradox-is-that-sometimes-the-very-desire-to-be-a-good/)

[William Watson Purkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-watson-purkey/)

> [Speak from the heart to be heard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-watson-purkey/speak-from-the-heart-to-be-heard/)

[William Watson Purkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-watson-purkey/)

> [Love like you'll never be hurt..](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-watson-purkey/love-like-you-ll-never-be-hurt/)

[William Watson Purkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-watson-purkey/)

> [You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, Love like you'll never be hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-watson-purkey/you-ve-gotta-dance-like-there-s-nobody-watching-love-like-you-ll/)

[William Watson Purkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-watson-purkey/)

> [Sing like there's nobody listening, And live like it's heaven on earth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-watson-purkey/sing-like-there-s-nobody-listening-and-live-like-it-s-heaven-on-earth/)

[William Watson Purkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-watson-purkey/)

> [No act of kindness is wasted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-watson-purkey/no-act-of-kindness-is-wasted/)

[William Watson Purkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-watson-purkey/)

> [Education is about inviting every single person who enters a school to realize his or her relatively boundless potential in all areas of worthwhile…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-watson-purkey/education-is-about-inviting-every-single-person-who-enters-a-school/)

[William Watson Purkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-watson-purkey/)

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