#ow

The liberally educated person is one who is able to resist the easy and preferred answers, not because he is obstinate but because he knows others worthy of consideration. ↗

— Allan Bloom

#answers #because #consideration #easy #educated

Only Socrates knew, after a lifetime of unceasing labor, that he was ignorant. Now every high-school student knows that. How did it become so easy? ↗

— Allan Bloom

#become #did #easy #every #high-school

My main objective is to prepare candidates for professional baseball; however, the majority of our graduates will go home as much better qualified amateurs. ↗

— Jim Evans

#baseball #better #candidates #go #go home

I could never have pictured myself writing a book when I was 25 years old. My mom was an English teacher but I wasn't that way growing up. ↗

— Tony Dungy

#could #english #english teacher #growing #growing up

Lovie Smith and I are not only the first two African-Americans but Christian coaches showing that you can win doing it the Lord's way and we're more proud of that. ↗

— Tony Dungy

#coaches #doing #first #i #lord

Our goal was to win, to win a Super Bowl, but also to win in the right way, to be role models to our community, to represent Indianapolis, the state of Indiana and the National Football League. ↗

— Tony Dungy

#bowl #community #football #goal #indiana

The further I get away from coaching, the more I know I made the right decision. You almost forget how wonderful family life is. ↗

— Tony Dungy

#away #coaching #decision #family #family life

A comedian needs to have his own filters, needs to know his audience, how far he can push things. ↗

— Jeff Dunham

#comedian #far #filters #his #how

Stand-up comedy is tough right now. Anybody can come to a concert, tape you, and put you up on the Internet. You either fight it or embrace it. ↗

— Jeff Dunham

#come #comedy #concert #either #embrace

The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision and strengthens our most fatal tendency - the belief that the here and now is all there is. ↗

— Allan Bloom

#books #both #failure #fatal #good