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• It is often asserted that the purpose of education is to free the mind and the spirit.
  In reality, however, formal education tends to restrain our minds and spirits rather than set them free....
• I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.
  -- Frederick Dougla...
• I rather lose my CARRIER than my mind!
• Anyone with an active mind lives on tentatives rather than tenets." -- Robert Fro
• I'd Rather Be Computing Than COMMUTING!
• High aims form high characters, and great objects bring out great minds. - Tryon Edward
• A scientist would rather use another scientist's toothbrush than to use his terminology.
• The most elusive knowledge is self-knowledge, and it is usually acquired through solitude, rather than through interaction with others.
• The true value of a civilization is reflected in its artistic creations rather than in its scientific accomplishments.