Quote by John Dewey
Complete adaptation to environment means death. The essential poin

Complete adaptation to environment means death. The essential point in all response is the desire to control environment. – John Dewey

Other quotes by John Dewey

We talk much more about individualism and liberty than our ancestors. But as so often happens, when anything becomes conscious, the consciousness is compensatory for absence in practice. – John Dewey

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Man is not logical and his intellectual history is a record of mental reserves and compromises. He hangs on to what he can in his old beliefs even when he is compelled to surrender their logical basis. – John Dewey

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We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided. – Alexander Hamilton

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A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous. – Jane Heard

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They are as much for Mars, as for Mercury; as well qualified for war, as for business. – Source Unknown

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As a rule, I am very careful to be shallow and conventional where depth and originality are wasted. – Lucy Maud Montgomery

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