Is the child really the father of man?
December 4, 2009, 2:48 pm
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“The older you get, the more you learn to see what you’ve been taught to see. When you’re a kid, you see what’s there.”
-Steven Wright
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Some more wise words…
November 30, 2009, 2:00 pm
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Is it not enjoyable to learn and practice what you learn?
-Confucius
Some wise words…
November 26, 2009, 12:20 am
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To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.
-Lao Tzu
The Horror Genre
November 3, 2009, 8:44 pm
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“Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.”
- Edgar Allen Poe (pictured above)
“Horror is the natural reaction to the last 5,000 years of history.”
- Robert Anton Wilson
Two Quotes From Helen Keller
“Of all the senses, sight must be the most delightful.”
- Helen Keller, a famous American author, teacher, and political activist, was the first deafblind person to receive a university degree.
“Not the senses I have, but what I do with them is my kingdom.”
The Inadequacy of Language
October 22, 2009, 3:40 pm
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“Nothing we use or see or hear or touch can be expressed in words that equal what is given by the senses.”
- Hannah Arendt
Exam Experiences
(click on the comic for a better view)
“I didn’t fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.”
- How was your experience writing the first set of exams this year?
- Is there a particularly memorable exam experience you would like to share?
- Are there any particularly important exams you’ll be taking in the near future?
Thanksgiving!
October 11, 2009, 1:45 pm
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“A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.”
“Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.”
“Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.”
“Gratitude is heaven itself.”
The mind’s eye?
“The eye is the most refined of our senses, the one which communicates most directly with our mind, our consciousness.”
Painting and quote by Robert Delaunay
A Synesthetic Understanding of the World?
October 4, 2009, 6:06 pm
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“We interpret one sense by another.”
