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“Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.”
― Leonardo da Vinci

tags: education, schooling, university

“Belief gets in the way of learning.”
― Robert A. Heinlein

tags: belief, learning, preconceptions, understanding

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“It is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: intelligence, learning, wisdom

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

[Undelivered remarks for Dallas Trade Mart, November 22 1963]”
― John F. Kennedy

tags: leadership, learning

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“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.”
― Margaret Mead

tags: children, education, judgement, mentoring, reasoning

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Michiel’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at Michiel’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Wessel Peeters

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