193 Quotes by Hope Jahren

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    I have learned that nothing gets readers so fired up as saying something everyone knows is true.

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    My life is pretty small. Even as a successful scientist, I'm not a public figure. I like people - I just don't know that many!

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    It's very important to put children in an environment where they can take things apart; where they can break things and then learn to fix them; where they can trust their hands and know their capacity to manipulate objects.

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    I think the best learning is done with active manipulation. And we need to be able to work with our hands; it's not just about using our brains.

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