“Ambitious and thought-provoking, Higher Education in America represents an informed and informative addition to ongoing debates at the national, state, and institutional levels about the aims higher education ought to aspire to and how best to achieve them.” StatesAmericaLevelsAchieveOughtHigherAimDebateThought ProvokingAmbitiousProvokingAspireOngoingHigher EducationAim HighInformativeEducation In America Author:David M. Brown
“Busy is good, isn't it? Busy means we're hard at it, achieving our ends or "goals." Haven't had time to stop, or look around or think. That's considered the sign of a life well lived ... Suppose, though, you're not sure that what you're doing is at all worthwhile. Suppose you blundered into it over a spoonful of lime pickle. It's easy, it pays quite well. But really it's a distraction. It stops you thinking about what you ought to be doing.” ThinkingWellsLooksMeanEndsHardEasyGoalPayAchieveHavensOughtBusyNot SureDistractionWorthwhilePicklesLife Well LivedLimes Author:Sebastian Faulks
“If there's no connection between the tactic and the result you're trying to achieve, and if in the process you can damage other people who are in fact innocent in the whole situation, I think you ought to re-examine whether what you're doing makes sense.” PeopleIfsThinkingTryingWholeFactsProcessResultsSituationAchieveOughtConnectionsInnocentMake SenseDamageTactics Author:Allard K. Lowenstein