Quote by John Updike
The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an

The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an unnatural strain on parents. So they provided jails called schools, equipped with tortures called an education. – John Updike

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Celebrity is a mask that eats into the face. As soon as one is aware of being somebody, to be watched and listened to with extra interest, input ceases, and the performer goes blind and deaf in his overanimation. One can either see or be seen. – John Updike

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Writers may be disreputable, incorrigible, early to decay or late to bloom but they dare to go it alone. – John Updike

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Of plants tomatoes seemed the most human, eager and fragile and prone to rot. – John Updike

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You cant have a university without having free speech, even though at times it makes us terribly uncomfortable. If students are not going to hear controversial ideas on college campuses, theyre not going to hear them in America. I believe its part of their education. – Donna Shalala

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You see, some non-Catholic friends of mine have questioned the depth of my faith because of the fact that I have a good education. – Robert Vaughn

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Education forms the common mind. Just as the twig is bent, the trees inclined. – Alexander Pope

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Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. – Will Durant

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