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After the United States entered the war, I joined the Naval Reserv

After the United States entered the war, I joined the Naval Reserve and spent ninety days in a Columbia University dormitory learning to be a naval officer. – James Tobin

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My father also happened to be an intellectual, as learned, literate, informed, and curious as anyone I have known. Unobtrusively and casually, he was my wise and gentle teacher. – James Tobin

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teacher
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Yale places great stress on undergraduate and graduate teaching. I like teaching, and I do a lot of it. – James Tobin

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Graduation
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There is no royal road to learning no short cut to the acquirement of any art. – Anthony Trollope

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Learning

I may be learning guitar, but Ill never be able to sing. – David Duchovny

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Learning

Doing a documentary is about discovering, being open, learning, and following curiosity. – Spike Jonze

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Learning

In any of the arts, you never stop learning. – Claire Bloom

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That which is escaped now is pain to come. – Proverb

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Pain

My reputation grows with every failure. – George Bernard Shaw

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Failure

In the literal sense, there has been no relevant evolution since the trek from Africa. But there has been substantial progress towards higher standards of rights, justice and freedom – along with all too many illustrations of how remote is the goal of a decent society. – Noam Chomsky

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Freedom

My dad has more sparkly stuff than most men. – Georgia Jagger

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