Our problem is not to find better values but to be faithful to those we profess. — John William Gardner
Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them. — John William Gardner
The creative individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures — John William Gardner
The cynic says, one man can’t do anything. I say, only one man can do anything. — John William Gardner
The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates — John William Gardner
America’s greatness has been the greatness of a free people who shared certain moral commitments. — John William Gardner
I am entirely certain that twenty years from now we will look back at education — John William Gardner
It is hard to feel individually responsible with respect to the invisible processes of a huge and distant government. — John William Gardner
The ultimate goal of the educational system is to shift to the individual the burden of pursuing his own education. — John William Gardner
We are all faced with a series of great opportunities – brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems. — John William Gardner
One of the reasons people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure. — John William Gardner
The hallmark of our age is the tension between aspirations and sluggish institutions. — John William Gardner
If one defines the term ‘dropout’ to mean a person who has given up serious effort to meet — John William Gardner
Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world’s ills — John William Gardner
Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young — John William Gardner
The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity — John William Gardner
