It makes little difference how many university courses or degrees a person may own. If he cannot use words to move an idea from one point to another, his education is incomplete.

Quote by Norman Cousins

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We will not have peace by afterthought.

We will not have peace by afterthought.

Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of...

Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of...

Government in the U.S. today is a senior partner in every business in the country.

Government in the U.S. today is a senior partner in every business in the country.

Cynicism is intellectual treason.

Cynicism is intellectual treason.

What was most significant about the lunar voyage was not that men set foot on...

What was most significant about the lunar voyage was not that men set foot on...

It is reasonable to expect the doctor to recognize that science may not have all...

It is reasonable to expect the doctor to recognize that science may not have all...

If the United Nations is to survive, those who represent it must bolster it; those...

If the United Nations is to survive, those who represent it must bolster it; those...

A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history...

A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history...

Laughter is a form of internal jogging. It moves your internal organs around. It enhances...

Laughter is a form of internal jogging. It moves your internal organs around. It enhances...

Your heaviest artillery will be your will to live. Keep that big gun going.

Your heaviest artillery will be your will to live. Keep that big gun going.

History is a vast early warning system.

History is a vast early warning system.

The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within...

The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within...

Where is the indignation about the fact that the US and USSR have thirty thousand...

Where is the indignation about the fact that the US and USSR have thirty thousand...

Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought...

Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought...

The only security for the American people today, or for any people, is to be...

The only security for the American people today, or for any people, is to be...

The purpose of education is to enable us to develop to the fullest that which...

The purpose of education is to enable us to develop to the fullest that which...

Life is an adventure in forgiveness.

Life is an adventure in forgiveness.

People who develop the habit of thinking of themselves as world citizens are fulfilling the...

People who develop the habit of thinking of themselves as world citizens are fulfilling the...

You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as...

You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as...

There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real...

There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real...

The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.

The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.