Nature is the mother and the habitat of man, even if sometimes a stepmother and an unfriendly home. – John Dewey
Complete adaptation to environment means death. The essential point in all response is the desire to control environment. – John Dewey
To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an opportunity to do it, is the key to happiness. – John Dewey
A person who is trained to consider his actions, to undertake them deliberately, is in so far forth disciplined. Add to this ability a power to endure in an intelligently chosen course in the face of distraction, confusion, and difficulty, and you have the essence of discipline. – John Dewey