I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They don't teach you how to love somebody. They don't teach you how to be famous. They don't teach you how to be rich or how to be poor. <span style="margin:15px;...
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Neil Gaiman
We shouldn't teach great books we should teach a love of reading. Knowing the contents of a few works of literature is a trivial achievement. Being inclined to go on reading is a great achievement.
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B.F. Skinner
You need mountains, long staircases don't make good hikers.
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Amit Kalantri
Oh God, teach us thy truth.
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Lailah Gifty Akita
Parents must teach their children the fear of God.
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Lailah Gifty Akita
More Quotes By Chris Matakas
Jiu Jitsu opened up doors in my mind that public education had bolted shut. In hindsight, I see just how superficial my thoughts had been prior to this art. It is no coincidence that my efforts in reading and writing have run parallel with this...
Jiu Jitsu has given me an education in education, which I now see is the most valuable education there is.
Things can be added, but that doesn't mean that anything is missing.
Habits are infinitely more beneficial to the aspiring student than motivation. Motivation may get you started, but habits keep you going.
Just know that the achievement of anything grand takes consistent effort year after year. Motivation can uphold you intermittently, but it has too few calories to sustain a life.
