“Many of us assume that we have to do things a certain way: ignore passion in favor of safer bets, act stoic amid inner turmoil, run on an upward trajectory of success and money acquisition at any emotional cost. But these are not rules.” WayRunningCertainPassionEmotionalCostAssumingFavorsMondayAcquisitionTurmoilStoicTrajectorySuccess And Money Author:Martha Beck
“I am not against standardized tests. There are tests and tests and tests, and, to simplify, the ones I favor are criterion-referenced tests of skills, aligned with the curriculum. Social and emotional skills are important but skills are too. I find it heartbreaking that this is so often seen as an either-or choice. To get to the richness of studying literature, for example, you must first be an adept and confident reader. Whether you are is something a good test can measure.” FirstsImportantChoicesLiteratureSocialStudyExampleEmotionalReaderSkillsTestsFavorsCriteriaRichnessSimplifyHeartbreakingCurriculumAdeptEither OrStudying Literature Author:Nicholas Lemann
“Nature, as man has always known it, he knows no more. Since he has learned to esteem signs above symbols, to suppress his emotional reactions in favor of practical ones and make use of nature instead of holding so much of it sacred, he has altered the face, if not the heart, of reality.” IfsKnowsMenHeartUseRealityFacesKnownEmotionalSacredFavorsPracticalsReactionsEsteemSymbolsAlteredEmotional Reactions Author:Susanne Katherina Langer
“This Administration [of Barack Obama] favors a pluralistic world and respects cultural differences, so it's wrong for the West and American elitists to judge how women are treated under Sharia. I'm going too long on all this, but I choke up on the President's legacy of reaching out to the Muslim world. It's an emotional thing.” WorldLongPresidentDifferencesEmotionalJudgingWestFavorsTreatedAdministrationBarackLegacyReachingReach OutChokeElitistCultural DifferencesMuslim WorldShariaEmotional Things Author:Joe Biden