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Norman Finkelstein Quote: “I earn – I’m not – …”

I earn – I’m not – I don’t want to claim I’m a scholar of great stature, but I have made a certain reputation for myself, I’ve published several books, I’ve never been able to get a permanent teaching job.

October 26, 2021 1953, American, December 8, Norman Finkelstein, Quotes by Educators

Philip Schultz Quote: “The word ‘novel’ carries, for me…”

The word ‘novel’ carries, for me, a weight as ominous, all-consuming and unforgiving as any Job encountered.

October 24, 2021 1945, American, Philip Schultz, Quotes by Poets

Paul Farmer Quote: “I feel it’s part of my…”

I feel it’s part of my job to make the problems of the poor compelling.

September 15, 2021 1959, American, October 26, Paul Farmer, Quotes by Educators

Benazir Bhutto Quote: “My father was the Prime Minister…”

My father was the Prime Minister of Pakistan. My grandfather had been in politics, too; however, my own inclination was for a job other than politics. I wanted to be a diplomat, perhaps do some journalism – certainly not politics.

August 30, 2021 1953, Benazir Bhutto, June 21, Pakistani, Quotes by Leaders

William Lyon Phelps Quote: “You can be deprived of your…”

You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else, but remember that no one can ever take away your honor.

August 12, 2021 1865, American, January 2, Quotes by Educators, William Lyon Phelps

Hampton Sides Quote: “The thing about Memphis is that…”

The thing about Memphis is that it’s pleasingly off-kilter. It’s a great big whack job of a city. The anti-Atlanta. You go there, and you can’t believe the things people will say, the way they think, the wobbling orbits of their lives. There’s an essential otherness.

July 29, 2021 1962, American, Hampton Sides, Quotes by Historians

John Sexton Quote: “When I teach and meet a…”

When I teach and meet a class for the first time, you realize that there are people there that have exceptional abilities or have the potential to do exceptional things and you never know who those people are. My job is to provide the best information I can.

July 24, 2021 1942, American, John Sexton, Quotes by Educators, September 29

Marvin Olasky Quote: “A job should employ God-given talents…”

A job should employ God-given talents in a way that glorifies Him.

June 2, 2021 1950, American, June 12, Marvin Olasky, Quotes by Educators

Norman MacCaig Quote: “But you’d have a job to…”

But you’d have a job to find many of my poems which would seem to be very influenced by a particular person.

June 1, 2021 1910, Norman MacCaig, November 14, Quotes by Poets, Scottish

Jiddu Krishnamurti Quote: “It is really very important while…”

It is really very important while you are young to live in an environment in which there is no fear. Most of us, as we grow older, become frightened; we are afraid of living, afraid of losing a job, afraid of tradition, afraid of what the neighbours, or what the wife or husband would say, afraid of death.

May 27, 2021 1895, Indian, Jiddu Krishnamurti, May 12, Quotes by Philosophers

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