Decontextualization Tok Quotes & Sayings

The diseases which destroy a man are no less natural than the instincts which preserve him. — George Santayana

No man is without some quality, by the due application of which he might deserve well of the world; and whoever he be that has but little in his power should be in haste to do that little, lest he be confounded with him that can do nothing. — Samuel Johnson

I came from an intellectual family. Most were doctors, preachers, teachers, businessmen. My grandfather was a small businessman. His father was an abolitionist doctor, and his father was an immigrant from Germany. — Pete Seeger

Orphans have many parents. — Adriana Trigiani

The world's treated me awfully well, and I guess it's crept into my work. — Sloan Wilson

Fire isn't always an element of destruction. Classical alchemical doctrine teaches that it also has dominion over another province: change. — Jim Butcher

I like winter and I like the dark and I like cats and I like the rain and I like walking up mountains and sitting at the top in the fog . That's all I need to know about my life right now. It's pretty simple — Annabel Pitcher

They glanced over at Catherine, who was dancing with Billy, as only fathers and daughters can dance. No matter how old the daughter may be, the father is dancing, in joy unparalleled, with his child when she was little. — Mark Helprin

Focus your energy on peace, bliss, and beauty. Life will be blissful and the world will be peaceful. — Amit Ray

In a traditional academic model, the time allotted to learn something is fixed while the comprehension of the concept is variable. Washburne was advocating the opposite. What should be fixed is a high level of comprehension and what should be variable is the amount of time students have to understand a concept. — Salman Khan

People need to stand up hold hands, talk about alternatives. Alternatives, alternatives, alternatives. And people united will never, ever be defeated. — Lois Gibbs