Paulo Freire Quotes
It is not systematic education which somehow molds society, but, on the contrary, society which, according to its particular structure, shapes education in relation to the ends and interests of those who control the power in that society.
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You need a routine, to be able to spend some time with a person, and my lifestyle is constantly on the move.
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Susan B. Anthony must be turning in her grave if she knew that millions of women who have the right to vote are not exercising it. Why? Because they haven't got the interest or the time, or they have just given up hope.
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Looking up and out, how can we not respect this ever-vigilant cognizance that distinguishes us: the capability to envision, to dream, and to invent? the ability to ponder ourselves? and be aware of our existence on the outer arm of a spiral galaxy in an immeasurable ocean of stars? Cognizance is our crest.
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God is a freaking character, with enough foibles, tantrums, and paradoxical behaviors to supply a thousand screenplays. But who do you cast?
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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You possess a potent force that you either use, or misuse, hundreds of times every day.
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But I've always attracted attention, it's true, ever since I was very young.
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When I was rising eighteen I persuaded my parents to let me return to Australia and at least see whether I could adapt myself to life on the land before going up to Cambridge.
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I was a little adult for my age as a teenager, and I didn't feel like I socially fit in with my peers.
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I'm an Oscar nominee. I love saying that. Whatever happens, I'm going to sing that 'I'm an Oscar nominee' part.
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I wish I sang better.
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I don't read the press, I don't watch endless music TV.
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I don't consider myself a musician. I'm an artist.
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I'm very drawn to the human condition and the emotional aspects of stories. It's what's not on the page that I get excited about.
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A Constitution should be short and obscure.
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Everything that I design I would wear myself.
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Enjoy every sandwich.
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The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action.
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As pressure grows to ease the financial burden on social security, pressure will also grow to eliminate the elderly and infirm to 'free up' more money for the 'fit' and those who contribute more than they take from society.
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I feel like the Internet has really freed everything up to an extent, hasn't it? That radio maybe doesn't have quite the power that it had before.
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This is what you work for, putting all the other crap that you hear aside. Just being able to participate in a World Series is pretty much everything. But you do want to win!
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Postremo nemo aegrotus quidquam somniat tam infandum, quod non aliquis dicat philosophus.
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It is not systematic education which somehow molds society, but, on the contrary, society which, according to its particular structure, shapes education in relation to the ends and interests of those who control the power in that society.
