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If we want our children to possess the traits of character we most admire, we need to teach them what those traits are and why… — William Bennett
If you want to coach you have three rules to follow to win. One, surround yourself with people who can't live without football. I've had… — Bear Bryant
Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not accidental that there are a thousand novelists, essayists, poets or… — Leo Rosten
There are those who, while reading a book, recall, compare, conjure up emotions from other, previous readings. This is one of the most delicate forms… — Ezequiel Martinez Estrada
Still, our creationist incubi, who would never let facts spoil a favorite argument, refuse to yield, and continue to assert the absence of all transitional… — Stephen Jay Gould
Since we proposed punctuated equilibria to explain trends, it is infuriating to be quoted again and again by creationists-whether through design or stupidity, I do… — Stephen Jay Gould
Physio-philosophy has to show how, and in accordance indeed with what laws, the Material took its origin; and, therefore, how something derived its existence from… — Lorenz Oken
There are as many species as the infinite being created diverse forms in the beginning, which, following the laws of generation, produced many others, but… — Carl Linnaeus
This spontaneous emergence of order at critical points of instability, which is often referred to simply as "emergence," is one of the hallmarks of life.… — Fritjof Capra
All play aspires to the condition of paradise...through play in all its forms...we hope to achieve a state that our larger Greco-Roman, Judeo- Christian culture… — A. Bartlett Giamatti
Since we are provided with both a body and a mind, we grasp onto the physical forms we see. Since we are provided with both… — Dogen
At the Museum of Roman Art, the logic of the forms is very much modern. But in spite of that, the idea of the construction… — Rafael Moneo
My only concern about art collaborations is that I never thought of myself as an Artist. My tax forms say Musician/Songwriter. — Sufjan Stevens
Water, like many other resources, is harvested, transported and used throughout all aspects of society. Unlike other resources, water is critical to the survival of… — Edward Burtynsky
Dumbing down takes many forms: art that is good for you, museums that flatter you, universities that increase your self-esteem. Culture, after all, is really… — Denis Dutton
Imaginary friends are one of the weirder forms of pretend play in childhood. But the research shows that imaginary friends actually help children understand the… — Alison Gopnik
I deeply believe that marriage is by nature between a man and a woman, but that conviction does not prevent me from recognising that other… — Sebastian Pinera
Profound changes to how children access vast information is yielding new forms of peer-to-peer and individual-guided learning. — Sugata Mitra
There are as many forms of happiness as sorrow, though most prove fleeting. — Felix Dennis
The enemy of science is not religion. Religion comes in endless shapes and forms... The true enemy is the substitution of thought, reflection, and curiosity… — Frans de Waal

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