Quotes by Taught Us No star seemed less than what science has taught us that it is. James F. Cooper taught-ustaughtstars My grandmother though, began to prepare in her own neurotic - and I think psychotic - way to face racism. So she taught us to be racist, which is something I had to undo later when I got to Michigan, you know. James Earl Jones taught-usgrandmotherthinking Christ, in the parable of the vine dressers, has taught us a sublime lesson of justice, by showing that to the things which are not our own, we can have no just claim. James F. Cooper taught-ussublimejustice But, if recent history has taught us anything, it’s that self-regulation doesn’t work in finance, and that worries about reputation are a weak deterrent to corporate malfeasance. James Surowiecki taught-usselfworry Bitter experience has taught us how fundamental our values are and how great the mission they represent. Jan Peter Balkenende moving-ontaught-usexperience My mother always taught us that if people don't agree with you, the important thing is to listen to them. But if you've listened to them carefully and you still think that you're right, then you must have the courage of your convictions. Jane Goodall taught-usmotherthinking Chimps taught us we're not separated from the animal kingdom, we're a part of it. Jane Goodall taught-uskingdomsanimal To science we owe dramatic changes in our smug self-image. Astronomy taught us that our Earth is not the center of the universe, but merely one of nine planets circling one of billions of stars. From biology we learned that humans were not specially created by God but evolved along with tens of millions of other species. Jared Diamond taught-usstarsself Vietnam presumably taught us that the United States could not serve as the world's policeman; it should also have taught us the dangers of trying to be the world's midwife to democracy when the birth is scheduled to take place under conditions of guerrilla war. Jeane Kirkpatrick taught-usmilitarywar I guess we didn't even officially apologize. Jesse Jackson called on the United States to officially apologize to the Chinese. Jesse said, 'An apology is not a sign of weakness.' And as President Clinton has taught us, an apology isn't even a sign you're sorry. Jay Leno taught-usapologysorry Brian Eno taught us how to use the Recording Studio as an instrument. Jerry Harrison briantaught-ususe [Kenneth Koch] taught us to be playful, to be very appreciative of other poets, to appreciate all forms of expression. He taught us to be experimental. Jim Jarmusch taught-usappreciateexpression I celebrate myself," the poet Walt Whitman wrote. The thought is so delicious it is almost obscene. Imagine the joy that would come with celebrating the self — our achievements, our experiences, our existence. Imagine what it would be like to look into the mirror and say, as God taught us, "That's good. Joan D. Chittister taught-usmirrorsself Our sufferings have taught us that no nation is sufficient unto itself, and that our prosperity depends in the long run, not upon the failures of our neighbors but their successes. John Buchan taught-usrunninglong But progress in knowledge has made us aware of the superficiality of Plato's lumping of individuals and their original powers into a few sharply marked-off classes; it has taught us that original capacities are indefinitely numerous and variable. It is but the other side of this fact to say that in the degree in which society has become democratic, social organization means utilization of the specific and variable qualities of individuals, not stratification by classes. John Dewey taught-usplatomean He taught us the art of unqualified love. How to give it, how to accept it. Where there is that, most other pieces fall into place. John Grogan taught-usartfall Pope Francis has taught us by his example how we can witness with our lives and actions to our faith and moral principles, but still engage respectfully with those who disagree. He's urged us to find a "new balance," going beyond the few wedge issues of our politics, so we do not lose the "freshness and fragrance of the Gospel." John I. Jenkins taught-usissuesbalance Christ taught us truth; the Devil teaches us falsehood, and strives in every way to contradict every truth; devising various calumnies against it. John of Kronstadt taught-usdevilway All the lessons of psychiatry, psychology, social work, indeed culture, have taught us over the last hundred years that it is the acceptance of differences, not the search for similarities which enables people to relate to each other in their personal or family lives. John Ralston Saul taught-usacceptanceyears Harlow would later write, "If monkeys have taught us anything, it's that you've got to learn how to love before you learn how to live. Jonah Lehrer monkeystaught-uswriting«123456789»
