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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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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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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Education
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As the tension eases, we must look in the direction of agriculture, industry and education as our final goals, and toward democracy under Mr Mubarak. – Naguib Mahfouz

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Education

I have maintained a passionate interest in education, which leads me occasionally to make foolish and ill-considered remarks alleging that not everything is well in our schools. – Philip Pullman

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Education

I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is among elementary school youngsters than among college students. – Carl Sagan

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Education

Every child should have the opportunity to receive a quality education. – Bill Frist

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Education

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I wanted to marry a girl just like my mom. – Michael Bergin

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Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man cant ride you unless your back is bent. – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater… suggest that he wear a tail. – Fran Lebowitz

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Too much good fortune can make you smug and unaware. Happiness should be like an oasis, the greener for the desert that surrounds it. – Rachel Field

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