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Someone asked the other day, "Why do we go to school?" Pat, with vigorunusual in her, said, "So when we grow up we won't be stupid." Thesechildren equate stupidity with ignorance. Is this what they mean when theycall themselves stupid? Is this one of the reasons why they are so ashamed ofnot knowing something? If so, have we, perhaps un-knowingly, taught themto feel this way? We should clear up this distinction, show them that it ispossible to know very few facts, but make very good use of... John Holt
Agatha Christie quote: "People who can be very good can be very bad too. - Carrie Louise"
People who can be very good can be very bad too. - Carrie Louise Agatha Christie
..the free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it - basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them... Charles Bukowski
A modest dress is a very good thing, if it be the genuine indication of a humble heart, and is to instruct; but it is a bad thing if it be the hypocritical disguise of a proud ambitious heart, and is to deceive. Let men be really as good as they seem to be, but not seem to be better than really they are. Matthew Henry
I admit that I myself am far from having a complete command of every topic I touch on, but my knowledge of my subject is always greater than the interest or the understanding of my auditors. You see, there is one very good thing about mankind; the mediocre masses make very few demands of the mediocrities of a higher order, submitting stupidly and cheerfully to their guidance Alfred de Vigny
Orson Scott Card quote: "That's life. It hurts, it's dirty, and it feels very, very good."
That's life. It hurts, it's dirty, and it feels very, very good. Orson Scott Card
There were human cultures that taught an afterlife of the blessed on mountaintops or in clouds in caverns or oases but she could not recall any in which if you were very very good when you died you went to the beach. Carl Sagan
Lewis Carroll quote: "I give myself very good advice, but I very seldom follow it."
I give myself very good advice, but I very seldom follow it. Lewis Carroll
Graeme Murphy quote: "Sydney is a very good market for us - we have a very strong..."
Sydney is a very good market for us - we have a very strong following here. Graeme Murphy
Dylan Moran quote: "I thought The Office was good, though I didn't think of it as..."
I thought The Office was good, though I didn't think of it as a sitcom, just as a very good programme. Dylan Moran
I became a loner. I became a mountain man. A lot of those things are very good qualities and they help you do your work, help you be singular and keep the artistic integrity of your work intact, but they don't make it very easy to live your life. John Milius
Salma Hayek quote: "I'm good at working, but I'm very good at playing."
I'm good at working, but I'm very good at playing. Salma Hayek
He is a very positive captain; he is proactive as well as reactive. He is keen to read the game, to get in there, and he never stops thinking about the game, the situation, and trying to turn it to his advantage. He has been very good for the game. David Gower
If I know you're very good in music, I can predict with just about zero accuracy whether you're going to be good or bad in other things. Howard Gardner
I'm one of those writers who tends to be really good at making outlines and sticking to them. I'm very good at doing that, but I don't like it. It sort of takes a lot of the fun out. Neil Gaiman

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