John Dickey's Quotes

To create the power of competence without creating a corresponding direction to guide the use of that power is bad education.

The end of education is to see men made whole, both in competence and in conscience.

There is no more vulnerable human combination than an undergraduate.

I hate going into a room with people in it and the feeling of them staring. I find every moment excruciating.

I turn into a crying, hysterical maniac when I see a spider. It's pathetic.

I would love to study cultures and people.

I'm usually in jammies and slippers by 8 P.M.

I've been angst-ridden all my life, but finally I'm in a place where things don't matter so much.

I don't feel drawn to lightness, I need something more. I feel that - oh, I hate saying this, it sounds so wanky - but I feel a real urge to give voices to people we don't usually hear from in real life.

There are always reasons for people's behaviour, and it's easy just to dismiss them and assume that we already know their story, especially if they're no good at showing their emotions. Life gives you all these knocks, it's so easy to form a shell to protect yourself. I've done it myself.