“Some people strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.”
— John W. Gardner
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History never looks like history when you
“History never looks like history when you are living through it.”
— John W. Gardner
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When one may pay out over two
“When one may pay out over two million dollars to presidential and Congressional campaigns, the U.S. government is virtually up for sale.”
— John W. Gardner
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The society which scorns excellence in plumbing
“The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.”
— John W. Gardner
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Life is the art of drawing without
“Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.”
— John W. Gardner
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Life is the art of drawing without
“Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.”
— John W. Gardner
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One of the reasons people stop learning
“One of the reasons people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure.”
— John W. Gardner
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Leaders come in many forms, with many
“Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the next county. Some find strength in eloquence, some in judgment, some in courage.”
— John W. Gardner
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It is hard to feel individually responsible
“It is hard to feel individually responsible with respect to the invisible processes of a huge and distant government.”
— John W. Gardner
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Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All
“Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants.”
— John W. Gardner
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Life is the art of drawing without
“Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.”
— John W. Gardner
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Category: experience
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