John Locke Quotes

Let us suppose the mind to be, as we say, white paper, void of all characters, without any ideas; how comes it to be furnished? Whence comes it by that vast store which the busy and boundless fancy of man has painted on it with an almost endless variety? Whence has it all the materials of reason and knowledge? To this I answer, in one word, from experience.

John Locke Nazareth

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Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance.

Isaac Asimov
It's always a live experience - anything that happens around you. It's so easy to just put it to a song.

Wayne Wonder
- Live
- Experience
- Song
Mindsets, skills and leadership, experience and access, and critical consciousness - we need all four of these things for our students to be the leaders, people and citizens we want them to be.

Wendy Kopp
- People
- Experience
- Want
The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.

E. M. Forster
- Good
- Mind
- Free
Being listened to and being heard is an experience that doesn't happen terribly often. To listen compassionately or nonjudgmentally to another person - not to get too heavy about it - but I once heard somebody say that was a form of real prayer.

Gabriel Byrne
- Real
- Experience
- Prayer
The family teaches us about the importance of knowledge, education, hard work and effort. It teaches us about enjoying ourselves, having fun, keeping fit and healthy.

Kamisese Mara
- Work
- Family
- Fun