Philosophical and Psychological Foundations of Education

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Confidence

The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. ~ Bertrand Russell

They are able who think they are able. ~ Virgil

Life for both sexes—and I looked at them, shouldering their way along the pavement—is arduous, difficult, a perpetual struggle. It calls for gigantic courage and strength. More than anything, perhaps, creatures of illusion as we are, it calls for confidence in oneself. Without self-confidence we are babes in the cradle. ~ Virginina Woolf, A Room of One's Own, pp. 34-35

If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

We must place ourselves inside the heads of our students and try to understand as far as possible the sources and strengths of their conceptions. ~ Howard Gardner, The Unschooled Mind

It is our duty as human beings to proceed as though the limits of our capabilities do not exist. ~ Teilhard de Chardin

No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit. ~ Helen Keller

Believe you can and you're halfway there. ~ Theodore Roosevelt

Whether you think that you can or you can't, you're usually right. ~ Henry Ford

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September 19, 2008 4:23 PM