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“I also believe that the boundaries of school need to be made more porous and permeable, that we need to reduce the generational segregation that defines life and learning in our society.”
― The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk, and Adventure in the 25 Years After 50
― The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk, and Adventure in the 25 Years After 50
“It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied, better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied.”
― Utilitarianism
― Utilitarianism
“The age of the pulp magazine was the last in which youngsters, to get their primitive material, were forced to be literate.”
― I. Asimov: A Memoir
― I. Asimov: A Memoir
“Sure as the most certain sure, plumb in the uprights, well entretied, braced in the beams,
Stout as a horse, affectionate, haughty, electrical,
I and this mystery here we stand.”
― Song of Myself
Stout as a horse, affectionate, haughty, electrical,
I and this mystery here we stand.”
― Song of Myself
“Two things fill the mind with ever-increasing wonder and awe, the more often and the more intensely the mind of thought is drawn to them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.”
― Critique of Practical Reason
― Critique of Practical Reason
Jon’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jon’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
415 books
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222 friends
1,112 books
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8 friends
426 books
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213 friends
2,510 books
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519 friends
14 books
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32 friends
545 books
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408 friends
198 books
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18 friends
3,462 books
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976 friends
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