Quote by Allan Bloom
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There is no real teacher who in practice does not believe in the existence of the soul, or in a magic that acts on it through speech. – Allan Bloom

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We are like ignorant shepherds living on a site where great civilizations once flourished. The shepherds play with the fragments that pop up to the surface, having no notion of the beautiful structures of which they were once a part. – Allan Bloom

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Culture
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The real community of man, in the midst of all the self-contraditory simulacra of community, is the community of those who seek the truth, of potential knowers… of all men to the extent that they know. – Allan Bloom

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Community
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Reason transformed into prejudice is the worst form of prejudice, because reason is the only instrument for liberation from prejudice. – Allan Bloom

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Prejudice
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The impending teacher shortage is the most critical education issue we will face in the next decade. – David E. Price

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A friend of mine said, no matter what I do I always look like an English teacher. She actually said, you still look like a Campbells Soup kid. – Kate Clinton

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teacher

I would take William H. Macy as a teacher any day of the week. Hes incredible. Hes got a lot of hard-earned experience. – Skeet Ulrich

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teacher

Tragedy is a hell of a teacher. Its much too strict, but its a hell of a teacher. – Harlan Coben

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Age, like distance lends a double charm. – Oliver Herford

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It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes to that siren until she allures us to our death. – Gertrude Stein

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It is when we try to grapple with another mans intimate need that we perceive how incomprehensible, wavering, and misty are the beings that share with us the sight of the stars and the warmth of the sun. – Joseph Conrad

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People