“A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.” ~~ Harry S. Truman
Filed Under: Attitude, Harry S. Truman, Optimism
This collection of education quotes was inspired by the following quote from William Butler Yeats:
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
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“It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.” ~~ James Thurber
“Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.” ~~ Louis Pasteur
“If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.” ~~ Thomas A. Edison
“An artist, under pain of oblivion, must have confidence in himself, and listen only to his real master: Nature.” ~~ Pierre-Auguste Renoir
“Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.” ~~ Colin Powell
“Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.” ~~ John Steinbeck
“Too much agreement kills the chat.” ~~ John Jay Chapman
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