"If a teacher does not involve himself, his values, his commitments, in the course of discussion, why should the students?"
-Paul Wellstone
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"I saw as a teacher how, if you take that spark of learning that those children have, and you ignite it, you can take a child from any background to a lifetime of creativity and accomplishment."
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"The first task in teaching is to bring to consciousness what the students already believe by virtue of their personal experiences about themselves and society."
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"The American polity is infected with a serious imbalance of power between elites and masses, a power which is the principal threat to our democracy."
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"I emphasize self-esteem, self-confidence, and dignity, not as an ideal, but as a real test of community organization. Without leadership development, community organizations do not have staying power."
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"The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of all political power."
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"I would go to bed every night and have dreams about having a time machine and somehow I'd have the ability to move through time and space freely, and save Anne Frank."
-Jeff Mangum
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"There are no dreams too large, no innovation unimaginable and no frontiers beyond our reach."
-John S. Herrington
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"I'll see you in my dreams."
-Gus Kahn
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"When your dreams tire, they go underground and out of kindness that's where they stay."
-Libby Houston
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"Tell me about yourself - your struggles, your dreams, your telephone number."
-Peter Arno
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"Don't be afraid of your dreams."
-Jacques Parizeau
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