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> [Ours is the first society in history in which parents expect to learn from their children, rather than the other way around. Such a topsy-turvy situation has come about at least in part because, unlike the rest of the world,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shana-alexander/ours-is-the-first-society-in-history-in-which-parents-expect-to-learn/)

[Shana Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shana-alexander/)

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> [I was brought up in a family which valued natural history. Both my parents knew the names of all the British wildflowers, so as we went walking the country, I was constantly being exposed to a natural history sort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dawkins/i-was-brought-up-in-a-family-which-valued-natural-history-both-my/)

[Richard Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dawkins/)

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