Apathy Quote by John W. Gardner

“We are continually faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.”

— John W. Gardner

One man interacting creatively with others can move the world.

— John W. Gardner

To sensible men, every day is a day of reckoning.

— John W. Gardner

All excellence involves discipline and tenacity of purpose.

— John W. Gardner

Tax reduction has an almost irresistible appeal to the politician, and it is no doubt also gratifying to the citizen. It means more dollars…

— John W. Gardner

We get richer and richer in filthier and filthier communities until we reach a final state of affluent misery - crocus on a garbage…

— John W. Gardner

Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Few have excellence thrust upon them ... They achieve it. They do not achieve it unwittingly by…

— John W. Gardner

Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the next county.…

— John W. Gardner

The ultimate goal of the educational system is to shift to the individual the burden of pursuing his education.

— John W. Gardner

The first and last task of aleader is to keep hope alive.

— John W. Gardner

An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher.

— John W. Gardner

There is no learning without some difficulty and fumbling. If you want to keep on learning, you must keep on risking failure-all your life.

— John W. Gardner