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I am entirely certain that twenty years from now we will look back at education as it is practiced in most schools today and wonder that we could have tolerated anything so primitive.
John W. Gardner
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John W. Gardner
Age: 89 †
Born: 1912
Born: October 8
Died: 2002
Died: February 16
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The ultimate goal of the educational system is to shift to the individual the burden of pursuing his education.
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The world loves talent but pays off on character.
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The [nonprofit] sector enhances our creativity, enlivens our communities, nurtures individual responsibility, stirs life at the grassroots, and reminds us that we were born free.
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Renewal is not just innovation and change. It is also the process of bringing the results of change into line with our purposes.
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We pay a heavy price for our fear of failure. It is a powerful obstacle to growth. It assures the progressive narrowing of the personality and prevents exploration and experimentation. There is no learning without some difficulty and fumbling. If you want to keep on learning, you must keep on risking failure-all your life.
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The hallmark of our age is the tension between aspirations and sluggish institutions.
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It is hard to feel individually responsible with respect to the invisible processes of a huge and distant government.
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Excellence implies striving for the highest standards in every phase of life.
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The ablest and most effective leaders do not hold to a single style they may be highly supportive in personal relations when that is needed, yet capable of a quick, authoritative decision when the situation requires it.
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