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title: "4 Cleverness Quotes By Alastair Arnott"
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> [We all know that we are not perfect? So why do we act as if this is the case & hold ourselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-arnott/we-all-know-that-we-are-not-perfect-so-why-do-we-act-as-if-this-is/)

[Alastair Arnott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-arnott/)

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> [Wisdom is not facts and repetitions of truth repeated back in a pressurised situation such as in an exam hall.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-arnott/wisdom-is-not-facts-and-repetitions-of-truth-repeated-back-in-a/)

[Alastair Arnott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-arnott/)

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> [Celebrate your own biases, they are probably brilliantly messy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-arnott/celebrate-your-own-biases-they-are-probably-brilliantly-messy/)

[Alastair Arnott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-arnott/)

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> [Childrens ambitions in school are often a glass ceiling, an obstacle to what they can accomplish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-arnott/childrens-ambitions-in-school-are-often-a-glass-ceiling-an-obstacle/)

[Alastair Arnott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-arnott/)

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## Other authors on Cleverness

## More by Alastair Arnott

> [“Error, failure, and being wrong are central to our development. We just aren’t using them as much as we should…yet.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-arnott/error-failure-and-being-wrong-are-central-to-our-development-we-just/)

[Alastair Arnott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-arnott/)

> [Positive failure: is failure after appropriate investment that leads to further learning or development.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-arnott/positive-failure-is-failure-after-appropriate-investment-that-leads/)

[Alastair Arnott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-arnott/)

> [Seek the 'yes' behind the 'no' and the 'failure' behind the 'success'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-arnott/seek-the-yes-behind-the-no-and-the-failure-behind-the-success/)

[Alastair Arnott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-arnott/)

> [We all know that we are not perfect? So why do we act as if this is the case & hold ourselves so rigorously accountable?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-arnott/we-all-know-that-we-are-not-perfect-so-why-do-we-act-as-if-this-is/)

[Alastair Arnott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-arnott/)

> [Wisdom is not facts and repetitions of truth repeated back in a pressurised situation such as in an exam hall.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-arnott/wisdom-is-not-facts-and-repetitions-of-truth-repeated-back-in-a/)

[Alastair Arnott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-arnott/)

> [ 22nd Century Learning? Simple - \[Create, Fail, Adapt, Repeat\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-arnott/22nd-century-learning-simple-create-fail-adapt-repeat/)

[Alastair Arnott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-arnott/)

> [Many of the best ideas seem to come, not from the boardroom, but the staffrooms, lunch & the relaxed sharing of mistakes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-arnott/many-of-the-best-ideas-seem-to-come-not-from-the-boardroom-but-the/)

[Alastair Arnott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-arnott/)

> [Celebrate your own biases, they are probably brilliantly messy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-arnott/celebrate-your-own-biases-they-are-probably-brilliantly-messy/)

[Alastair Arnott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-arnott/)

> [Childrens ambitions in school are often a glass ceiling, an obstacle to what they can accomplish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-arnott/childrens-ambitions-in-school-are-often-a-glass-ceiling-an-obstacle/)

[Alastair Arnott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-arnott/)

> [When pupils are fully engaged they are difficult to get out of the classroom rather than in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-arnott/when-pupils-are-fully-engaged-they-are-difficult-to-get-out-of-the/)

[Alastair Arnott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-arnott/)

> [Fighting against is easy. Fighting for requires wisdom, courage, and vulnerability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-arnott/fighting-against-is-easy-fighting-for-requires-wisdom-courage-and/)

[Alastair Arnott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-arnott/)

> [“I don't know who started this thing about being perfect but the sooner we ditch that idea the happier we all will be!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-arnott/i-don-t-know-who-started-this-thing-about-being-perfect-but-the/)

[Alastair Arnott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-arnott/)

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