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“Fields and trees are not willing to teach me anything; but this can be effected by men residing in the city.”

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Author:Plato

“One of the skills of a journalist, though, is to find people who can teach him what he needs to know. So instead of taking courses, I've been very lucky in that I found teachers - scientists, especially - who were willing to teach me what I needed to know, whether it was about genetically modified crops or how photosynthesis works, and so on. I just find my teachers and don't have to pay for my education.”

People Knows Needs Courses Found Pay Teach Teacher Willing Needed Lucky Skills Scientist Journalist Crops Genetically Modified Photosynthesis

Author:Michael Pollan

“I believe in taking care of myself and teaching other people who want to learn. I don't believe in just printing money and giving money. I'm willing to teach those who are willing to learn. If you're not willing to learn, then go vote for Obama. I'm not Republican or Democrat, so don't get me wrong.”

“What gardening teaches us is that if you plant things, they'll come up. But you have to be willing to wait for them to bear fruit because things are seasonal.”

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Author:Alice Walker

“We must be willing to pay inspiring math and science teachers, who have high paying alternatives in industry, more to teach and reward students who take more challenging courses in high school.”

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Author:Mark Kennedy

“The only way we really create change is to enter any situation with the humility to listen and to recognize the world as it is, and then the audacity to dream what it could be, to have the patience to start and let the work teach you, to be willing to lead when you need to lead, and to listen. To have a sense of generosity and empathy, but not over-empathy, because accountability is so critical to building solutions that work.”

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Author:Jacqueline Novogratz

“The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.”

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1936, Volume 5