#special

Old Sam Hamilton saw this coming. He said there couldn’t be any more universal philosophers. The weight of knowledge is too great for one mind to absorb. He saw a time when one man would know only one little fragment, but he would know it well.” “Yes,” Lee said from the doorway, “and he deplored it. He hated it.” “Did he, now?” Adam asked... “Now you question it, I don’t know,” he said. “I don’t know whether he hated it or I hate it for him... Maybe the knowledge is too great and maybe men are growing too small... Maybe kneeling down to atoms, they’re becoming atom-sized in their souls. Maybe a specialist is only a coward, afraid to look out of his little cage. And think what any specialist misses! The whole world over his fence!” “We’re only talking about making a living.” “A living? Or money?” Lee said excitedly. “Money’s easy to make if it’s money you want. But with a few exceptions people don’t want money. They want luxury, and they want love, and they want admiration. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#knowledge #money #specialization #education

A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#concept #especially #game #history #know

No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has doubts about it himself. ↗

— Henry Adams

#doubts #especially #faith #good #good faith

I had to do something special coming in. I didn't do it, so I had to do it in the playoff. Winning the Mercedes is awesome. Winning three times is a dream come true. ↗

— Stuart Appleby

#come #coming #dream #had #i

I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with autism. That's what I planned to do with my life. ↗

— Clay Aiken

#decided #education #fell #i #individuals

I did get a degree in special education. ↗

— Clay Aiken

#degree #did #education #get #i

I'm really not that special. Really, I'm not. I was on a big TV show, but it was just a TV show. ↗

— Clay Aiken

#i #just #really #show #special

If my career detour from special education to singing has done one thing, it has afforded me the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others. ↗

— Clay Aiken

#career #detour #difference #done #education

I was at the Royal Art School. That was a preparatory school specially for art teachers. You see, it was not so much for the development of artists. But we had there terribly stiff training. ↗

— Josef Albers

#art school #artists #development #had #i

If you're truly in a band and you guys have been together for a long time, there's a family bond that you have. In fact, I've talked about this with therapists, especially if you're talking about a relationship, because when you're with somebody, you're going to your family, and she's alone. ↗

— Gary Allan

#alone #band #because #been #bond