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Cruelty is a part of nature, at least of human nature, but it is the one thing that seems unnatural to us


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JACKIE ROBINSON You know what, I'm probably one of the most blessed people there's ever been, and I thank Go...
SMOKEY ROBINSON You look at Superman, the story of an orphan coming to America, keeping his identity secret and even...
JERRY ROBINSON Every mother and daughter should make time for a trip together. It's good for the soul.
ANNE ROBINSON My first novel, 'Housekeeping,' was accepted by the first agent who read it, and bought by t...
MARILYNNE ROBINSON Many highly talented, brilliant, creative people think they're not - because the thing they were...
KEN ROBINSON The role of a creative leader is not to have all the ideas; it's to create a culture where every...
KEN ROBINSON Today, Negroes play on every big league club and in every minor league. With millions of other Negro...
JACKIE ROBINSON Your peers will respect you for your integrity and character, not your possessions.
DAVID ROBINSON If you're running an engineering or finance company, all companies depend on ideas and ingenuity...
KEN ROBINSON Very often, organizations are inflexible because there is too little communication between functions...
KEN ROBINSON There's a wealth of talent that lies in all of us. All of us, including those who work in school...
KEN ROBINSON Creativity is as important as literacy and numeracy, and I actually think people understand that cre...
KEN ROBINSON If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original.
KEN ROBINSON School systems should base their curriculum not on the idea of separate subjects, but on the much mo...
KEN ROBINSON Human resources are like natural resources; they're often buried deep. You have to go looking fo...
KEN ROBINSON You create your life, and you can recreate it, too. In times of economic downturn and uncertainty, i...
KEN ROBINSON We live in worlds that we have forged and composed. It's much more true than any of the species ...
KEN ROBINSON I believe this passionately: that we don't grow into creativity, we grow out of it. Or rather, w...
KEN ROBINSON Whether or not you discover your talents and passions is partly a matter of opportunity. If you'...
KEN ROBINSON What you're doing now, or have done in the past, need not determine what you can do next and in ...
KEN ROBINSON The arts, sciences, humanities, physical education, languages and maths all have equal and central c...
KEN ROBINSON Now the problem with standardized tests is that it's based on the mistake that we can simply sca...
KEN ROBINSON All children start their school careers with sparkling imaginations, fertile minds, and a willingnes...
KEN ROBINSON Learning happens in the minds and souls, not in the databases of multiple-choice tests.
KEN ROBINSON