Quote by Philip Pullman
I had passed through the entire British education system studying

I had passed through the entire British education system studying literature, culminating in three years of reading English at Oxford, and theyd never told me about something as basic as the importance of point of view in fiction! – Philip Pullman

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We are all subject to the fates. But we must act as if we are not, or die of despair. – Philip Pullman

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What I couldnt help noticing was that I learned more about the novel in a morning by trying to write a page of one than Id learned in seven years or so of trying to write criticism. – Philip Pullman

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Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil. – C. S. Lewis

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Im a good son, a good father, a good husband – Ive been married to the same woman for 30 years. Im a good friend. I finished college, I have my education, I donate money anonymously. So when people criticize the kind of characters that I play on screen, I go, You know, thats part of history. – Samuel L. Jackson

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Religion is the solid basis of good morals therefore education should teach the precepts of religion, and the duties of man toward God. – Gouverneur Morris

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Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education. – Mahatma Gandhi

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