“To accept anything on trust, to preclude critical application and development, is a grievous sin.” SinAcceptingDevelopmentCriticalApplication Author:Vladimir Lenin
“We have lots of studies about what's wrong with our education system. We need to accept responsibility, be bold, find solutions and move forward to make education a centerpiece of our economic development.” NeedsMovingResponsibilityAcceptingStudyEconomicDevelopmentSolutionsMoving ForwardBoldnessEducation SystemEconomic DevelopmentCenterpieces Author:Christine Gregoire
“Why did the consensus of Christian churches not only accept these astonishing views but establish them as the only true form of Christian doctrine? . . . these religious debates - questions of the nature of God, or of Christ - simultaneously bear social and political implications that are crucial to the development of Christianity as an institutional religion. In simplest terms, ideas which bear implications contrary to that development come to be labeled as 'heresy'; ideas which implicitly support it become 'orthodox.'” IdeasChristianFormPoliticalReligionSocialTermChristChurchReligiousViewsAcceptingChristianitySupportDevelopmentBearsContraryDebateDoctrineOrthodoxCrucialSimplestConsensusAstonishingImplicationsHeresyChristian ChurchChristian Doctrine Author:Elaine Pagels
“How can we accept a situation in which there are no longer orchestras, choruses, libraries or art classes to nourish our children? We need more support for the arts, not less -- particularly to make this rich world available to young people whose vision is choked by a stark reality. How many children, who have no other outlet in their lives for their grief, have found solace in an instrument to play or a canvas to paint on? When you take into consideration the development of the human heart, soul and imagination, don't the arts take on just as much importance as math or science?” PeopleWorldNeedsHumansHeartChildrenArtSoulPlayRealityYoungFoundImaginationGriefSituationAcceptingVisionClassSupportRichDevelopmentImportanceOur ChildrenInstrumentsPaintLibraryAvailableMathConsiderationCanvasHuman HeartOrchestraOutletsSolaceStarksChorusArt ClassStark Reality Author:Barbra Streisand
“Governments that invest billions in new hardware still find it hard to accept that they might benefit just as much from systematic innovation in such things as child development or cutting crime.” ChildrenStillsHardGovernmentMightAcceptingCuttingCrimeDevelopmentBenefitsInnovationBillionsSystematicHardwareChild Development Author:Geoff Mulgan