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==Pragmatism==
 
==Pragmatism==
 
*  "a practical, matter-of-fact way of approaching or assessing situations or of solving problems"
 
*  "a practical, matter-of-fact way of approaching or assessing situations or of solving problems"
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==William Cobb, [[World Cultures]] teacher==
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* "Do not Stand in Front of A Tank and Try To Fight it--You Will Lose"

Revision as of 03:45, 13 April 2007

My Favorite Quotes

Contents

Thomas A. Edison

  • "To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk."

Albert Einstein

  • "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." (attributed)

Seussical: The Musical

  • "Oh the thinks you can think..."
  • "Tell yourself how lucky you are.."
  • "Someday we’ll go to Solla Sollew.."
  • "And if worse comes to worse, as we all know it will, thank your lucky stars you’ve gotten this far"

Bill Gates

  • "Be nice in nerds. Chances are you will end up working for one." (attributed)

Dr. Seuss

  • Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.

Mark Twain

  • "A lie can travel halfway around the world, while truth is putting on his shoes."
  • "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."

FTC

  • "The only way to lose weight is to lower calorie intake and/or increase physical activity. Claims for diet programs and products that promise weight loss without sacrifice or effort are bogus."

Chairman and CEO Colgate-Palmolive

  • "A leader’s job is to clarify and simplify so that everyone understands what is truly important. … No one can follow a road map they can’t read."

Jeff Barry

  • "Can you sign my graph?" - On 2/27/2007 Jeff said this to class hockey star, Steve, whose graph was help up in Chemistry class. The day before Steve was features in the high school paper, and many requested his autograph.

Pragmatism

  • "a practical, matter-of-fact way of approaching or assessing situations or of solving problems"

William Cobb, World Cultures teacher

  • "Do not Stand in Front of A Tank and Try To Fight it--You Will Lose"