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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

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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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A person who is trained to consider his actions, to undertake them deliberately, is in so far forth disciplined. Add to this ability a power to endure in an intelligently chosen course in the face of distraction, confusion, and difficulty, and you have the essence of discipline. – John Dewey

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

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By taking things personally, you set yourself up to suffer. The impact on you and the ripple effects on those around you are unhealthy. – Suzanne Mayo Frindt

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To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail. – Abraham Maslow

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Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation. – Mahatma Gandhi

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