Quote by John Grierson
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The very effect of the education they were given… was to make men think and, thinking, they became less and less satisfied with the miserable pays they received. – John Grierson

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Some of us learned in a school of philosophy which taught that all was for the common good and nothing for oneself and have never, in any case, regarded the pursuit of happiness as anything other than an aberration of the human spirit. – John Grierson

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Happiness
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Such manifestations I account as representing the creative leadership of the new forces of thought and appreciation which attend changes in technological pattern and therefore of the pattern of human relationships in society. – John Grierson

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Leadership
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My personal view is that such total planning by the state is an absolute good and not simply a relative good… I do not myself think of the attitude I take as deriving from Marx – though this undoubtedly will be suggested – but from Fichte and Hegel. – John Grierson

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Attitude
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Education
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I was allowed to ring the bell for five minutes until everyone was in assembly. It was the beginning of power. – Jeffrey Archer

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Education

We must ensure our system of higher education offers world-class quality for a world-class economy. – Bob Taft

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Education

I believed in studying just because I knew education was a privilege. It was the discipline of study, to get into the habit of doing something that you dont want to do. – Wynton Marsalis

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Education

Ignorance and a narrow education lay the foundation of vice, and imitation and custom rear it up. – Mary Astell

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Education

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The reality is that what you find out is that your head is the medicine. If your head is not in the right place and you dont think positively, all the medicine technology in the world is not going to work. – Herbie Mann

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