Quote by Edward Thorndike
Just as the science and art of agriculture depend upon chemistry a

Just as the science and art of agriculture depend upon chemistry and botany, so the art of education depends upon physiology and psychology. – Edward Thorndike

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Psychology is the science of the intellects, characters and behavior of animals including man. – Edward Thorndike

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There is no reasoning, no process of inference or comparison there is no thinking about things, no putting two and two together there are no ideas – the animal does not think of the box or of the food or of the act he is to perform. – Edward Thorndike

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My hope was that organizations would start including this range of skills in their training programs – in other words, offer an adult education in social and emotional intelligence. – Daniel Goleman

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When I enrolled in college at age 19, I had a total of eight years of formal classroom education. As a result, I was not comfortable with formal lectures and receiving regular homework assignments. – Philip Emeagwali

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My mother was born on a tiny farm in County Mayo. She was meant to stay at home and look after the farm while her brother and sister got an education. However, she came to England on a visit and never went back. – Julie Walters

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But to me the bottom line is the more education you can give yourself, and the more preparation you can do, the less chance of failing. – Stuart Pearce

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Not all lucid dreams are useful but they all have a sense of wonder about them. If you must sleep through a third of your life, why should you sleep through your dreams, too? – Stephen LaBerge

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Yes, it is a rehearsed show, yes, it was analogy of going to see a play at the theatre, where everything has to be in place and whole things, everything being works, all works together to get the best effect you know its more like an actor learning a part. – John Deacon

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If I were founding a university I would begin with a smoking room; next a dormitory; and then a decent reading room and a library. After that, if I still had more money that I couldnt use, I would hire a professor and get some text books. – Stephen Leacock

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A smile is like tight underwear — it makes your cheeks go up. – Author Unknown

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