Learning starts with failure; the first failure is the beginning of e… — John Hersey

The main failure of education is that it has not prepared people to comprehend matters concerning human destiny. — Norman Cousins
Students rarely disappoint teachers who assure them in advance that they are doomed to failure. — Sidney Hook
Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education. — Mohandas Gandhi
Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it. — John Hersey
It's a failure of national vision when you regard children as weapons, and talents as materials you can mine, assay, and fabricate for profit and defense. — John Hersey
And, as if nature were protecting man against his own ingenuity, the reproductive processes were affected for a time; men became sterile, women had miscarriages, menstruation stopped. — John Hersey