David W. Oxtoby quotes

“A significant contribution to science pedagogy and to the scholarship of teaching and learning. ... [W]ill be of interest to researchers in the area of science education and to college and university faculty members who seek to improve their teaching.”
-- David W. Oxtoby

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“my opinion is that we have, in the person of Da Free John, a Spiritual Master and religious genius of the ultimate degree. I assure you I do not mean that lightly. I am not tossing out high-powered phrases to 'hype' the works of Da Free John. I am simply offering to you my own considered opinion: Da Free John's teaching is, I believe, unsurpassed by that of any other spiritual Hero, of any period, of any place, of any time, of any persuasion.”

“If a Coach is determined to stay in the coaching profession, he will develop from year to year. This much is true, no coach has a monopoly on the knowledge of basketball. There are no secrets in the game. The only secrets, if there are any, are good teaching of sound fundamentals, intelligent handling of men, a sound system of play, and the ability to instill in the boys a desire to win.”

“Everybody is now so busy teaching that nobody has any time to learn.”

“I like to aim for significance over success because rarely can you be significant and also successful, but many people can be successful and not significant.”

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“Only when women wield power in significant numbers will we create a society that genuinely works for all women … that will be a society that works for everyone.”

“The most significant thing is public participation. That assures the Afghan public that our promises are not empty.”

Source : "Ashraf Ghani: U.S. Critical To Afghanistan's Future". "Morning Edition" with Scott Neuman, www.npr.org. March 22, 2015.

“There's no question that as science, knowledge and technology advance, that we will attempt to do more significant things. And there's no question that we will always have to temper those things with ethics.”

“I voted for the Deficit Reduction Package with significant heartburn over the student aid provisions.”

“The process by which civilization, as an abstract entity distinct from the societies in which it is embodied, dies or is reborn is a very significant one.”

“Most of us harbour a significant amount of subconscious fear about death, and act out of this fear in our daily lives.”