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Passing On

32 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

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Rabindranath Tagore Poet, Playwright, Novelist

"Things in which we do not take joy are either a burden upon our minds to be got rid of at any cost; or they are useful, and therefore in temporary and partial relation to us, becoming burdensome when their utility is lost; or they are like wandering vagabonds, loitering for a moment on the outskirts of our recognition, and then passing on. A thing is only completely our own when it is a thing of joy to us."

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Haruki Murakami Writer

"What I want is for the two of us to meet somewhere by chance one day, like, passing on the street, or getting on the same bus."

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Barack Obama Politician

"There may be no greater tribute to Steve Jobs' success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented."

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Barack Obama Politician

"Steve was among the greatest of American innovators - brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it...The world has lost a visionary. And there may be no greater tribute to Steve's success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented."

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William Shakespeare Playwright, Poet

"The jury passing on the prisoner's life may in the sworn twelve have a thief or two guiltier than him they try."

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Khalil Gibran Muhammad Historian, Author

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"If the professors don't start or continue to figure out who we are as a people, where we're going and where we've been, then in a sense we are not capable of passing on that knowledge to future generations."

People Who We Are Passing On

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Kami Garcia Author

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"They shouldn't call death passing on. They should call it leveling up. Because the game only got harder once I lost. And I was more than a little worried it had only just begun."

Littles Games Passing On

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Helen Thomas Journalist

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"I wrote that President Bush is passing on to President-elect Obama two wars and an economic debacle. I call it a depression. And he is arming Israel against the Palestinians in every way in Gaza."

War Israel Passing On

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Gilbert K. Chesterton Writer, Journalist

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"There is no such thing as education. The thing is merely a loose phrase for the passing on to others of whatever truth or virtue we happen to have ourselves. It is typical of our time that the more doubtful we are about the value of philosophy, the more certain we are about the value of education. That is to say, the more doubtful we are about whether we have any truth, the more certain we are (apparently) that we can teach it to our children."

Children Philosophy Passing On

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