Charles Van Doren Quotes

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• Because the world is radically new, the ideal encyclopedia should be radical, too.
• I have deceived my friends, and I had millions of them.
• I hoped that it would be possible to slide slowly from my public life back to the life of teaching and writing that I had…
• Education in the West, particularly higher education in America, has lost the ability to see the universe from very far away.
• Some of you read with me 40 years ago a portion of Aristotle's Ethics, a selection of passages that describe his idea of happiness. You…
• My total winnings after 14 appearances were $129,000.
• I cannot take back one word or action; the past does not change for anyone.
• I've learned a lot about good and evil. They are not always what they appear to be.
• I worked hard at memorizing lists of facts and figures, and carried with me a book of facts.
• I was involved, deeply involved, in a deception... I have deceived my friends - and I had millions of them.
• I never wanted to see another quiz show.
• The last part, the part you're now approaching, was for Aristotle the most important for happiness.

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