“I was a terrible history student. They taught me history as if it were a visit to a wax museum or to the land of the dead. I was over twenty before I discovered that the past was neither quiet nor mute.” IfsPastEducationLandStudentsTaughtTerribleQuietTwentiesMuseumsMute Author:Eduardo Galeano
“What we tell students in formal schooling: “Sit down, stay quiet, and absorb. Do this for 12 to 16 years and all will be well.” YearsWellsStudentsQuietFormalSchooling Author:Alex Tabarrok
“Some of the greatest and most lasting effects of genuine oratory have gone forth from secluded lecture desks into the hearts of quiet groups of students.” HeartGoneGroupsEffectsStudentsQuietGenuineLastingDesksLecturesOratorySecluded Book:The papers of Woodrow Wilson Source: The papers of Woodrow Wilson
“I didn't write poems for a number of years after graduate school because the criticisms of other students in the workshops wouldn't quiet down in my mind when I tried to work.” WritingYearsMindSchoolNumbersStudentsQuietCriticismGraduatesWorkshopsGraduate SchoolCriticism Of Others Author:Kevin Keck
“In the 1960s, various parts of the population became energized and began to enter the public arena to call for the rights of women, students, young people, old people, farmers and workers. What are called "special interests" - meaning the whole population - they began to press to enter the public arena. And they said that puts too much pressure on the state and therefore we have to have more moderation in democracy and they should go back and be quiet and obedient.” PeopleShouldSaidStatesWholeYoungInterestDemocracyToo MuchRightsSpecialStudentsQuietPressurePressesWorkersPopulationVariousFarmersThey SaidModerationOld PeopleArena1960sObedientSpecial Interests Author:Noam Chomsky
“It was also, however, a favorite place for novices to stand and wait for innocent students to slip up by talking too loudly between classes. No novice has ever been created that could keep Gina quiet, however.” WaitingTalkingClassStudentsQuietInnocentSlipsNovicesFavorite PlacesGina Book:Mean Spirits Source: Mean Spirits