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William Bennett Quotes

William Bennett quotes

American Politician July 31, 1943

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Happiness is like a cat, If you try to coax it or call it, it will avoid you; it will never come. But if you pay not attention to it and go about your business, you'll find it rubbing against your legs and jumping into your lap. William Bennett
The essence of education is, in the words of William James, to teach a person what deserves to be valued, to impart ideals as well as knowledge, to cultivate in students the ability to distinguish the true and good from their counterfeits and the wisdom to prefer the former to the latter. William Bennett
Our schools should get five years to get back to where they were in 1963. If they're still bad maybe we should declare educational bankruptcy, give the people their money and let them educate themselves and start their own schools. William Bennett
The formation of character in young people is educationally a different task from and a prior task to, the discussion of the great, difficult ethical controversies of the day. William Bennett
Our common language is English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking children learn this common language. William Bennett
William Bennett quote: "All real education is the architecture of the soul."
All real education is the architecture of the soul. William Bennett
For children to take morality seriously they must be in the presence of adults who take morality seriously. And with their own eyes they must see adults take morality seriously. William Bennett
Give yourself an even greater challenge than the one you are trying to master and you will develop the powers necessary to overcome the original difficulty. William Bennett
The elementary school must assume as its sublime and most solemn responsibility the task of teaching every child in it to read. Any school that does not accomplish this has failed. William Bennett
William Bennett quote: "It is our character that supports the promise of our future -..."
It is our character that supports the promise of our future - far more than particular government programs or policies. William Bennett
William Bennett quote: "Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is..."
Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue. William Bennett
William Bennett quote: "A kind and compassionate act is often its own reward."
A kind and compassionate act is often its own reward. William Bennett
William Bennett quote: "If we are surrounded by the trivial and the vicious, it is all..."
If we are surrounded by the trivial and the vicious, it is all too easy to make our peace with it. William Bennett
William Bennett quote: "Now we have reason to be grateful once again that Al Gore is..."
Now we have reason to be grateful once again that Al Gore is not the man in the White House, and never will be. William Bennett
William Bennett quote: "America's support for human rights and democracy is our..."
America's support for human rights and democracy is our noblest export to the world. William Bennett

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