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Quote by James Tobin
My father also happened to be an intellectual, as learned, literat

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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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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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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I reached a time in college when I didnt know what I wanted to do. At that time, womens careers were essentially nursing, secretarial and teaching. My mother advised me to get my teachers certificate. – Kay Granger

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I got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out and mocked me in front of the whole class for baking. – Dan Savage

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