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For most of us, the problem isn’t that we aim too high and fail; it’s just the opposite—we aim too low and succeed.

By Kenneth Robinson
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Ken Robinson, Kt, PhD, (1950–2020) was a British educational advisor and author. He called for a total revolution on the current education system, and his TED Talk on schools’ killing of creativity is the most viewed TED Talk of all time. In 2003 he was knighted in recognition of his life’s work.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageFailure is an opportunity. If you blame someone else, there is no end to the blame.

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