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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
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“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
― A Game of Thrones
― A Game of Thrones
“And I can imagine Farmer saying he doesn't care if no one else is willing to follow their example. He's still going to make these hikes, he'd insist, because if you say that seven hours is too long to walk for two families of patients, you're saying that their lives matter less than some others', and the idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that's wrong with the world.”
― Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
― Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
“What matters most in a child's development, they say, is not how much information we can stuff into her brain in the first few years. What matters, instead, is whether we are able to help her develop a very different set of qualities, a list that includes persistence, self-control, curiosity, conscientiousness, grit and self-confidence.”
― How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character
― How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character
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