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John Dewey Quotes

Biography: John Dewey is renowned for his contributions to philosophy, psychology... more Biography: John Dewey is renowned for his contributions to philosophy, psychology, and education. As a leading proponent of pragmatism and progressive education, Dewey emphasized the importance of experiential learning and democratic classrooms. His influential works include "Democracy and Education" and "Experience and Nature." Dewey's ideas continue to shape educational theory and practice. less

"Art is the most effective mode of communications that exists"

Tags: Creativity, Communication, Connection, Expression, Art

"The deepest urge in human nature is the desire to be important"

Tags: Motivation, Human nature, Identity, Psychology, Self-worth

"A problem well put is half solved"

Tags: Wisdom, Mindset, Perspective, Understanding, Insight

"The good man is the man who, no matter how morally unworthy he has been, is moving to become better"

Tags: Personal growth, Self-improvement, Change, Morality, Virtue

"We only think when we are confronted with problems"

Tags: Self-awareness, Reflection, Introspection, Critical thinking, Challenges

"Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another"

Tags: Motivation, Personal growth, Success, Perseverance, Achievement

"Man is not logical and his intellectual history is a record of mental reserves and compromises"

Tags: Philosophy, Human nature, Psychology, Human behavior, Logic

"Every thinker puts some portion of an apparently stable world in peril and no one can wholly predict what will emerge in its place"

Tags: Philosophy, Innovation, Change, Transformation, Progress

"The aim of education is to enable individuals to continue their education "

Tags: Self-improvement, Personal development, Knowledge, Education, Growth mindset

"To find out what one is fitted to do and to secure an opportunity to do it is the key to happiness "

Tags: Motivation, Personal growth, Success, Self-discovery, Happiness

"The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action"

Tags: Personal growth, Self-improvement, Self-awareness, Life philosophy, Self-identity

"Failure is instructive. The person who really thinks learns quite as much from his failures as from his successes"

Tags: Self-improvement, Wisdom, Success, Resilience, Growth

"We do not learn from experience... we learn from reflecting on experience"

Tags: Personal growth, Wisdom, Self-awareness, Learning, Reflection

"Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself"

Tags: Philosophy, Self-improvement, Life, Personal development, Learning