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John W. Gardner Quotes

John W. Gardner quotes

American Educator October 8, 1912 – February 16, 2002

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John W. Gardner quote: "One of the reasons people stop learning is that they become..."
One of the reasons people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure. John W. Gardner
John W. Gardner quote: "If you have some respect for people as they are, you can be..."
If you have some respect for people as they are, you can be more effective in helping them to become better than they are. John W. Gardner
John W. Gardner quote: "Some people strengthen the society just by being the kind of..."
Some people strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are. John W. Gardner
Men of integrity, by their very existence, rekindle the belief that as a people we can live above the level of moral squalor. We need that belief; a cynical community is a corrupt community. John W. Gardner
John W. Gardner quote: "Whoever I am, or whatever I am doing, some kind of excellence..."
Whoever I am, or whatever I am doing, some kind of excellence is within my reach. John W. Gardner
Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all. John W. Gardner
John W. Gardner quote: "Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have..."
Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them. John W. Gardner
The creative individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures in which the rest of us are caught. He is capable of questioning the assumptions that the rest of us accept. John W. Gardner
John W. Gardner quote: "We are all faced with a series of great opportunities -..."
We are all faced with a series of great opportunities - brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems. John W. Gardner
John W. Gardner quote: "Our problem is not to find better values but to be faithful to..."
Our problem is not to find better values but to be faithful to those we profess. John W. Gardner
John W. Gardner quote: "History never looks like history when you are living through it."
History never looks like history when you are living through it. John W. Gardner
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
John W. Gardner quote: "The hallmark of our age is the tension between aspirations and..."
The hallmark of our age is the tension between aspirations and sluggish institutions. John W. Gardner
John W. Gardner quote: "Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well."
Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. John W. Gardner
John W. Gardner quote: "The cynic says, "One man can't do anything." I say, "Only one..."
The cynic says, "One man can't do anything." I say, "Only one man can do anything." John W. Gardner

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