“The widespread belief among politicians and pundits is that high test scores are everything. I strongly disagree. What matters most is character. Working hard, treating others with respect and honesty-those are the keys to success.” MatterHardCharacterBeliefHonestyKeysPoliticianTestsScoreDisagreeWhat MattersKey To SuccessPunditsTreating OthersTest ScoresTreating Others With Respect Author:Hal Urban
“If we choose only to expose ourselves to opinions and viewpoints that are in line to our own, we become more polarized, more set in our own ways. It will only reinforce and deepen the political divides in our country. But if we choose to actively seek out information that challenges our assumptions and beliefs, perhaps we can begin to understand where the people who disagree with us are coming from.” PeopleIfsWayCountryPoliticalPoliticsBeliefChallengesLinesOpinionInformationOur CountryAssumptionDividesDisagreeViewpoints Author:Barack Obama
“That it does not matter what a man believes is a statement heard on every side today. ... What he believes tells him what the world is for. How can men who disagree about what the world is for agree about any of the minutiae of daily conduct? The statement really means that it does not matter what a man believes so long as he does not take his beliefs seriously.” MenWorldBelieveMeanLongDoeMatterTodayBeliefSidesHeardAgreeStatementsDisagreeReally MeanMinutiae Book:Ideas Have Consequences: Expanded Edition Source: Ideas Have Consequences: Expanded Edition