"A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart of a liberal education is the act of teaching."
-A. Bartlett Giamatti
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"Teachers believe they have a gift for giving it drives them with the same irrepressible drive that drives others to create a work of art or a market or a building.“
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"There are many who lust for the simple answers of doctrine or decree. They are on the left and right. They are not confined to a single part of the society. They are terrorists of the mind."
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"Major sports are major parts of society. It's not anomalous to have people who love sports come from other parts of that society."
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"I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
-Marilyn Monroe
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