“Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.”
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“Plus, if you’re a copycat, you can never keep up. You’re always in a passive position. You never lead; you always follow. You give birth to something that’s already behind the times—just a knockoff, an inferior version of the original. That’s no way to live.”
― Rework
― Rework
“Game shows are designed to make us feel better about the random, useless facts that are all we have left of our education.”
― Invisible Monsters
― Invisible Monsters
“[Kids] don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.”
― It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider
― It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider
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