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title: "36 Taught Think Quotes by 32 authors"
description: "Browse 36 Taught Think quotes by 32 authors. Discover the best Taught Think sayings and thoughts."
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> [Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mead/children-must-be-taught-how-to-think-not-what-to-think/)

[Margaret Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mead/)

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> [Life has taught me to think, but thinking has not taught me to live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-herzen/life-has-taught-me-to-think-but-thinking-has-not-taught-me-to-live/)

[Alexander Herzen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-herzen/)

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> [It is better to be taught to think critically than to be told on what to believe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paolini/it-is-better-to-be-taught-to-think-critically-than-to-be-told-on-what/)

[Christopher Paolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paolini/)

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> [It's art that's taught me to think and to write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-goldsworthy/it-s-art-that-s-taught-me-to-think-and-to-write/)

[Andy Goldsworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-goldsworthy/)

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> [“A student should not be taught more than he can think about.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-north-whitehead/a-student-should-not-be-taught-more-than-he-can-think-about/)

[Alfred North Whitehead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-north-whitehead/)

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> [There is a dearth of thinking skills - people are taught what to think, not how.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-seckel/there-is-a-dearth-of-thinking-skills-people-are-taught-what-to-think/)

[Al Seckel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-seckel/)

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> [In true democracy every man and woman is taught to think for himself or herself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahatma-gandhi/in-true-democracy-every-man-and-woman-is-taught-to-think-for-himself/)

[Mahatma Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahatma-gandhi/)

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> [“People are no longer taught how to think, they are taught what to think.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elena-levon/people-are-no-longer-taught-how-to-think-they-are-taught-what-to-think/)

[Elena Levon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elena-levon/)

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> [I was raised a Catholic and when you're raised a Catholic they don't teach you to think for yourself. You're taught not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abel-ferrara/i-was-raised-a-catholic-and-when-you-re-raised-a-catholic-they-don-t/)

[Abel Ferrara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abel-ferrara/)

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> [We've taught you that the earth is round, That red and white make pink, And something else that matters more - We've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dr-seuss/we-ve-taught-you-that-the-earth-is-round-that-red-and-white-make-pink/)

[Dr. Seuss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dr-seuss/)

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> [I don't know that my schooling was conducive to wild ideas and creativity, but it gave me discipline, drive. They taught me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lady-gaga/i-don-t-know-that-my-schooling-was-conducive-to-wild-ideas-and/)

[Lady Gaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lady-gaga/)

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> [Free will cannot be used if your being taught how and what to think. If anything you see or read is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-t-lewis/free-will-cannot-be-used-if-your-being-taught-how-and-what-to-think/)

[Christopher T Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-t-lewis/)

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> [Yes, there is a way I was taught to think that's very suited to writing. And, of course, I'm thankful to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-englander/yes-there-is-a-way-i-was-taught-to-think-that-s-very-suited-to/)

[Nathan Englander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-englander/)

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> [I know that many have been taught to think that moderation, in a case like this, is a sort of treason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-burke/i-know-that-many-have-been-taught-to-think-that-moderation-in-a-case/)

[Edmund Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-burke/)

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> [Is there any point in public debate in a society where hardly anyone has been taught how to think, while millions have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hitchens/is-there-any-point-in-public-debate-in-a-society-where-hardly-anyone/)

[Peter Hitchens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-hitchens/)

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> [Beyond all our actions stands the larger shadow: How are we to choose between what we have been taught to think right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-bronowski/beyond-all-our-actions-stands-the-larger-shadow-how-are-we-to-choose/)

[Jacob Bronowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-bronowski/)

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> [To be taught to read—what is the use of that, if you know not whether what you read is false or true?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ruskin/to-be-taught-to-read-what-is-the-use-of-that-if-you-know-not-whether/)

[John Ruskin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ruskin/)

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> [I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to me to be built up on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-keller/i-am-beginning-to-suspect-all-elaborate-and-special-systems-of-2/)

[Helen Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-keller/)

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> [“We must turn all of our educational efforts to training our children for the choices which will confront them... The child who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mead/we-must-turn-all-of-our-educational-efforts-to-training-our-children/)

[Margaret Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mead/)

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> [“To be taught to write or to speak — but what is the use of speaking if you have nothing to say?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ruskin/to-be-taught-to-write-or-to-speak-but-what-is-the-use-of-speaking-if/)

[John Ruskin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ruskin/)

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> [I have been induced to adopt this course by a desire that my readers should be taught to think as well as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-joseph-griffin/i-have-been-induced-to-adopt-this-course-by-a-desire-that-my-readers/)

[John Joseph Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-joseph-griffin/)

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> [TV and film taught me to think cinematically. Teaching others to edit, for example, provides a great deal of insight into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bradley/tv-and-film-taught-me-to-think-cinematically-teaching-others-to-edit/)

[Alan Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-bradley/)

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> [“I won’t tell you what to believe, Eragon. It is far better to be taught to think critically and then be allowed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paolini/i-won-t-tell-you-what-to-believe-eragon-it-is-far-better-to-be-taught/)

[Christopher Paolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paolini/)

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> [We're not taught to think in terms of needs. We don't make nice dead people when we're in touch with needs. Domination…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-b-rosenberg/we-re-not-taught-to-think-in-terms-of-needs-we-don-t-make-nice-dead/)

[Marshall B. Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-b-rosenberg/)

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> [“However, rather than blindly following the computer’s recommendations, I would have the computer work in parallel with my own analysis and then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/however-rather-than-blindly-following-the-computer-s-recommendations/)

[Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/)

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> [I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to me to be built upon the supposition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-sullivan-macy/i-am-beginning-to-suspect-all-elaborate-and-special-systems-of-3/)

[Anne Sullivan Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-sullivan-macy/)

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> [The usual way the people are taught to think in amerika is that each subject is in a little compartment and has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/assata-shakur/the-usual-way-the-people-are-taught-to-think-in-amerika-is-that-each/)

[Assata Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/assata-shakur/)

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> [My mom, Emilie, always taught me to think hard about marriage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alyson-hannigan/my-mom-emilie-always-taught-me-to-think-hard-about-marriage/)

[Alyson Hannigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alyson-hannigan/)

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> [I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to me to be built up on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-sullivan/i-am-beginning-to-suspect-all-elaborate-and-special-systems-of/)

[Anne Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-sullivan/)

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> [Catholic school gave me the tools to reject the very religion they wanted me to have. They taught me how to think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/catholic-school-gave-me-the-tools-to-reject-the-very-religion-they/)

[George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/)

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> [Now from a distance, I look back on what the Corps taught me: to think like men of action, and to act…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mattis/now-from-a-distance-i-look-back-on-what-the-corps-taught-me-to-think/)

[Jim Mattis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mattis/)

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> [Women are constantly taught to think about what other people are thinking, from those 'Jackie' magazine quizzes - 'What's he thinking?' -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viv-albertine/women-are-constantly-taught-to-think-about-what-other-people-are/)

[Viv Albertine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viv-albertine/)

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> [I was brought up in a home environment where I was taught to think critically and was encouraged to seek answers to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-ham/i-was-brought-up-in-a-home-environment-where-i-was-taught-to-think/)

[Ken Ham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-ham/)

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> [One of the great tragedies of modern education is that most people are not taught to think critically. The majority of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haki-r-madhubuti/one-of-the-great-tragedies-of-modern-education-is-that-most-people/)

[Haki R. Madhubuti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haki-r-madhubuti/)

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> [I am beginning to suspect all elaborate & special systems of education. They seem to me to be built upon the suposition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-keller/i-am-beginning-to-suspect-all-elaborate-special-systems-of-education/)

[Helen Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-keller/)

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> [“You taught me to think, and you put ideas in my head. People read to forget. Books don't change the world, ji.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/faiqa-mansab/you-taught-me-to-think-and-you-put-ideas-in-my-head-people-read-to/)

[Faiqa Mansab](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/faiqa-mansab/)

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