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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Education, therefore, is a process of living and not a preparation for future living. – John Dewey

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Nature is the mother and the habitat of man, even if sometimes a stepmother and an unfriendly home. – John Dewey

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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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If you live in the river you should make friends with the crocodile. – Proverb

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Take the world as it is, not as it ought to be. – Proverb

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I found out that if you are going to win games, you had better be ready to adapt. – Scotty Bowman

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