Quote by Jacob Bronowski
It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot

It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known, but to question it. – Jacob Bronowski

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Man masters nature not by force but by understanding. This is why science has succeeded where magic failed: because it has looked for no spell to cast over nature. – Jacob Bronowski

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Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? Several have died of conformity in our lifetime. – Jacob Bronowski

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The wish to hurt, the momentary intoxication with pain, is the loophole through which the pervert climbs into the minds of ordinary men. – Jacob Bronowski

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A lot of what Ive been learning in the last two years is due to therapy – about my sexuality, why things go wrong, why relationships havent worked. It isnt anything to do with anybody else its to do with me. – Boy George

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I really believe Ive been a good person. Not perfect – forget about perfect – but just learning by what I was taught and living by my own values. I might have stepped on a few ants – and a few other things as well – but Ive never hurt anybody. – Kiri Te Kanawa

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It wasnt until after private lessons and learning bass lines that I even noticed bass in the music I was listening to at that age. My ears were blown wide open. – Trevor Dunn

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Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning. – Benjamin Disraeli

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Its cool to go places where working people are happy. – Neil Young

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