James A Bellanca quotes

“Teaching is a strategic act of engagement.”
-- James A Bellanca

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“Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty.”

“The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.”

“It just seemed like Buddhism, especially Tibetan Buddhism - because that's mainly what I've been exposed to - was a real solid organization of teachings to point someone in the right direction. Some real well thought out stuff. But I don't know, like, every last detail about Buddhism.”

Source : "Sometimes, you just gotta' shut down". Interview With Amy Green, www.salon.com. 1995.

“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.”

“It is good to remember that the goal of Buddhism is to create Buddhas, not Buddhists, as the goal of Christianity is to create Christs, not Christians. In the same vein, my teachings are not meant to acquire followers or imitators, but to awaken beings to eternal truth and thus to awakened life and living.”

“Infringing upon (or encroaching) the right of a single person, we overthrow (or turn upside down) the whole order on which rest legal agreements; for if we break (or transgress or violate) the undertakings enter unto ("les engagements contractés", Fr.), nothing assure that we will not break them, possibly ("éventuellement", Fr.) in another.”

“States, like individuals, who observe their engagements, are respected and trusted: while the reverse is the fate of those who pursue an opposite conduct.”

“Everyone takes surveys. Whoever makes a statement about human behavior has engaged in a survey of some sort.”

“We will continue to deepen our engagement using every element of American power - diplomacy, military, economic development, the power of our values and our ideals.”

“Angela Davis offers a cartography of engagement in oppositional social movements and unwavering commitment to justice.”