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“Caring - about people, about things, about life - is an act of maturity.”

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Tracy McMillan is an accomplished American television writer known for her insightful portrayal of modern women's lives. Born on September 12, 1964, she graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles. McMillan's work often focuses on the challenges women face in love, career, and family, and her scripts are celebrated for their humor and authenticity. more

“Since the purpose of reading, of education, is to become good, our most important task is to choose the right books. Our personal set of stories, our canon, shapes our lives. I believe it is a law of the universe that we will not rise above our canon. Our canon is part of us, deeply, subconsciously. And the characters and teachings in our canon shape our characters--good, evil, mediocre, or great.”

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Author:Oliver DeMille

“Thinking is like exercise, it requires consistency and rigor. Like barbells in a weightlifting room, the classics force us to either put them down or exert our minds. They require us to think.”

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Author:Oliver DeMille

“The slaves in Rome were incapable of leisure and so their masters gave them entertainment to keep them pacified.”

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“Education occurs when students set out to educate themselves… the student will only learn, can only learn, what he chooses to learn…(An) advantage of not pushing is an innate sense (his) education is (his) responsibility and reward.”

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Author:Oliver DeMille

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