John Dewey

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John Dewey (; October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer. He was one of the most prominent American scholars in the first half of the twentieth century.

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We can have facts without thinking but we cannot have thinking without facts.

—John Dewey

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Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.

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satisfaction accomplishment change goals

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Time and memory are true artists; they remould reality nearer to the heart's desire.

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A pessimist, confronted with two bad choices, chooses both.

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Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.