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Quote by Larry David

“Hey, I may loathe myself, but it has nothing to do with the fact that I'm Jewish.”

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Larry David is an American actor, screenwriter, director, and comedian, born on July 2, 1947. He is best known for his role as George Costanza in 'Seinfeld', a character that has become iconic for its unique humor and complex personality. David is celebrated for his deep insights into everyday life and his distinctive approach to comedy. more

“Supposing I said there was a planet without schools or teachers, where study was unknown, and yet the inhabitants -- doing nothing but live and walk about -- came to know all things, to carry in their minds the whole of learning; would you not think I was romancing? Well, just this, which seems so fanciful as to be nothing but the invention of a fertile imagination, is a reality. It is the child's way of learning.”

Thinking Knows Way Mind Wells Children Said Whole Reality Seems School Imagination Walks Study Teacher Planets All Things Invention Doing Nothing Fertile Supposing

Author:Maria Montessori

“The child has other powers than ours, and the creation he achieves is no small one; it is everything.”

Children Achieve Creation

Author:Maria Montessori

“Only practical work and experience lead the young to maturity.”

Young Practicals Maturity

Author:Maria Montessori

“The concept of an education centered upon the care of the living being alters all previous ideas. Resting no longer on a curriculum, or a timetable, education must conform to the facts of human life.”

Humans Ideas Facts Care Concepts Human Life Conform Curriculum Timetables

Author:Maria Montessori

“But if for the physical life it is necessary to have the child exposed to the vivifying forces of nature, it is also necessary for his psychical life to place the soul of the child in contact with creation.”

Ifs Children Soul Force Creation Contact Exposed Forces Of Nature

Book:The Montessori Method: The Origins of an Educational Innovation : Including an Abridged and Annotated Edition of Maria Montessori's The Montessori Method

Source: The Montessori Method: The Origins of an Educational Innovation : Including an Abridged and Annotated Edition of Maria Montessori's The Montessori Method

“The needs of mankind are universal. Our means of meeting them create the richness and diversity of the planet. The Montessori child should come to relish the texture of that diversity.”

Needs Should Mean Children Mankind Planets Diversity Universal Meetings Richness Texture Relish Montessori

Author:Maria Montessori

“This system in which a child is constantly moving objects with his hands and actively exercising his senses, also takes into account a child's special aptitude for mathematics. When they leave the material, the children very easily reach the point where they wish to write out the operation. They can thus carryout an abstract mental operation and acquire a kind of natural and spontaneous inclination for mental calculations.”