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I think education is both using and improving knowledge and that changes the whole picture.

William Glasser

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William Glasser
Age: 88 †
Born: 1925
Born: May 11
Died: 2013
Died: August 23
Psychiatrist
Psychologist
Cleveland
Ohio
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What we get, and all we ever get, from the outside is information how we choose to act on this information is up to us.
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When we depress, we believe we are the victims of a feeling over which we have no control.
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The answer lies in preventing these failures, not in looking for better ways to fix the people who are failing.
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We may be up against a stone wall, but we don't have to bloody our heads against it unless we choose to.
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What happened in the past that was painful has a great deal to do with what we are today, but revisiting this painful past can contribute little or nothing to what we need to do now.
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When we label anyone 'bad', we will have more trouble dealing with him than if we could have settled for a lesser label.
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This is at the heart of all good education, where the teacher asks students to think and engages them in encouraging dialogues, constantly checking for understanding and growth.
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Sex is on the minds of most people, especially those who shouldn't be having it.
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When you study great teachers... you will learn much more from their caring and hard work than from their style.
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Since there will be no one left to talk peace after the next war, it makes good sense to break with tradition and hold the peace conference first.
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