Hesburgh Program Quotes & Sayings

If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self. — Napoleon Hill

Human beings have a great capacity for sticking to false beliefs with great passion and tenacity, — Bruce H. Lipton

Learning power comprises both literacy and numeracy, and is ultimately more fundamental than either of them. — Guy Claxton

You want the air
but not the words that come with it:
breathe at your peril. — Margaret Atwood

I am a teacher. Pay close attention - this will be on the test. You don't wreck buildings. You don't take children hostage. And you don't threaten people with violence. Okay class dismissed. Looks like you fail! — Yoko

The Americans are impatient by nature. — Bui Diem

Serving your enemies is the fastest way to learn to love them. — Will Davis Jr.

The greatest fallout of the space program, ... was not the close-up view of the moon, but a look at spaceship Earth from afar. For the first time in the history of humanity, we were able to see our planet for what it really is. — Theodore Hesburgh