“I met my wife Anne who was a sociology student, and her influence together with activities associated with the student movement of the time opened up my interests amongst other things into the theatre, art, music, politics and philosophy.” ArtPhilosophyTogetherInterestWifeInfluenceMovementStudentsMetsActivityMy WifeTheatreSociologyArt Music Author:Paul Nurse
“The best current evidence is that media are mere vehicles that deliver instruction but do not influence student achievement any more than the truck that delivers groceries causes change in our nutrition.” FactsCausesInfluenceMediaStudentsAchievementEvidenceMereCurrentsInstructionVehicleNutritionTruckGroceriesStudent Achievement Author:Richard A. Clarke
“We should not value education as a means to prosperity, but prosperity as a means to education. Only then will our priorities be right. For education, unlike prosperity is an end in itself. .. power and influence come through the acquisition of useless knowledge. . . irrelevant subjects bring understanding of the human condition, by forcing the student to stand back from it.” ShouldHumansMeanEndsValuesUnderstandingEducationInfluenceConditionsSubjectsStudentsProsperityPrioritiesUselessHuman ConditionIrrelevantAcquisitionValue Of EducationUseless Knowledge Author:Roger Scruton
“Although I studied Dante's Inferno as a student, it wasn't until recently, while researching in Florence, that I came to appreciate the enduring influence of Dante's work on the modern world.” WorldInfluenceModernStudentsAppreciateEndureModern WorldInfernoFlorence Author:Dan Brown
“Being a good Hans Haacke student, part of his influence on me is that there's no difference between a gallery show and a film - or even an ad and a T-shirt-in terms of cultural legitimacy. They're just different contexts in which to have some sort of communication.” DifferentShowsFilmTermDifferencesInfluenceStudentsCommunicationShirtsAdsT ShirtGalleryLegitimacy Author:Mike Mills
“You know, if I look at an auditorium full of high school students and the big man on campus and his girlfriend are busy talking while the lecture's going on, the rest of the room is going to do it because they're powerful sneezers. They have influence. They reach out to a whole bunch of people in a way that makes the idea of being disrespectful spread.” PeopleIfsKnowsMenWayLooksIdeasWholeBigsSchoolRoomsPowerfulTalkingInfluenceStudentsHigh SchoolBusySpreadBunchGirlfriendReach OutLecturesCampusDisrespectfulAuditoriumsHigh School Students Author:Seth Godin