Quote: Teaching

By teaching, we learn. = Docendo discimus (Latin)

— Seneca

Quotation - Aloneness & Writing

All the great plays are about loneliness.

— Vincent Dowling

(quoted by Tom Hanks on Desert Island Discs)

Delight quote

Nothing in the world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we’re still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it. If change is of the essence of existence one would have thought it only sensible to make it the premise of our philosophy.

W. Somerset Maugham

Creativity quote

Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That's because they were able to connect experiences they've had and synthesize new things.

Steve Jobs

Innovation quote

Innovation comes from creating environments where ideas connect.

— Steven Johnson in 2011

Source

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Quote of the month

D getting his birthday present from his grandma today, a chemistry set:

"I'll make myself bigger and smaller. And then I'll make my toys alive."

"I'm going to take over the world, Dad. I'm going to make something on fire! Ha ha ha!"

What does that say about young people's perception of science?!

I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my horse

"The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart."

Iris Murdoch



"Don't forget the trusty old steed, Iris."

Me

A message for martyrs from dear, dear Oscar

"A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it."

Oscar Wilde



"There are some very stupid men in the world prepared to die for lies or make-believe"

Me