Everyone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods and techniques. The teacher is the heart of the educational system. – Sidney Hook
Students rarely disappoint teachers who assure them in advance that they are doomed to failure. – Sidney Hook
Wisdom is a kind of knowledge. It is knowledge of the nature, career, and consequences of human values. – Sidney Hook
The dilemma of modern medicine, and the underlying central flaw in medical education and, most of all, in the training of interns, is the irresistible drive to do something, anything. It is expected by patients and too often agreed to by their doctors, in the face of ignorance. – Lewis Thomas