"Freedom of expression is no longer a political nicety, but a precondition for economic competitiveness."

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“By instructing students how to learn, unlearn and relearn, a powerful new dimension can be added to education.”

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"My hope is that the description of God's love in my life will give you the freedom and the courage to discover . . . God's love in yours."

— Henri Nouwen

Religion1932–1996

#freedom

"When times are good, capital can extract huge profits from labor with little risk. For instance, after the last economic crisis, the not only managed to recover all of its losses by 2013, it then proc…"

— James Dennis Hoff

#time

"The common impression regards this scale or chain merely as a "type" of organization, characteristic only of the vaster institutions of government, army, church and industry. This impression is errone…"

— James D. Mooney

Technology1884–1957

#ethics

"I got my first assignment as a director in 1927. I was slim, arrogant, intelligent, foolish, shy, cocksure, dreamy and irritating. Today, I'm no longer slim."

— Michael Powell (director)

Entertainment1905–1990

#hope