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Daniel Quinn is an American novelist known for his profound insights into human history and culture. His works often explore the relationship between humans and nature, as well as the development of human civilization.

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“To you, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism look very different, but to me they look the same. Many of you would say that something like Buddhism doesn't even belong on the list, since it doesn't link salvation to divine worship, but to me this is just a quibble. Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism all perceive human beings as flawed, wounded creatures in need of salvation, and all rely fundamentally on revelations that spell out how salvation is to be attained, either by departing from this life or rising above it.”

“We need schools to force kids to learn things they have no use for.”

Needs Use Kids School Force

Book:My Ishmael

Source: My Ishmael

“But why? Why do you need prophets to tell you how you ought to live? Why do you need anyone to tell you how you ought to live”

Needs Ought Prophet

Book:Ishmael: A Novel

Source: Ishmael: A Novel

“Children don't need learning. They need access to what they want to learn outside the home.”

Want Needs Children Home Access

Author:Daniel Quinn

“The people who are horrified by the idea of children learning what they want to learn when they want to learn it have not accepted the very elementary psychological fact that people (all people, of every age) remember the things that are important to them - the things they need to know - and forget the rest.”

People Knows Want Needs Children Important Ideas Facts Age Remember Forget Libertarian Accepted Psychological Children Learning

Author:Daniel Quinn

“But we're not humanity, we're just one culture - one culture out of hundreds of thousands that have lived their vision on this planet and sung their song. If it were humanity that needed changing, then we'd be out of luck. But it isn't humanity that needs changing, it's just...us.”

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Author:Daniel Quinn

About the Author

Born: October 11, 1935
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 110

Books & Sources

Ishmael: A NovelRelated source material

Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and SpiritRelated source material

Beyond Civilization: Humanity's Next Great AdventureRelated source material

My IshmaelRelated source material

The HolyRelated source material

The Story of BRelated source material

IshmaelRelated source material

If They Give You Lined Paper, Write Sideways.Related source material

Newcomer's Guide to the Afterlife: On the Other Side Known Commonly As "The Little Book"Related source material

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