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John Knowles Quotes
Exeter was, I suspect, more crucial in my life than in the lives of most members of my class, and conceivably, than in the lives of almost anyone else who ever attended the school. - John Knowles Quotes
Looking back, I think we were all quite mature, surprisingly responsible. In earlier wars, boys of our age had just gone off to raise hell or enlist or both, but we stayed dutifully at our desks doing tomorrows homework. - John Knowles Quotes
My father was in the coal business in West Virginia. Both dad and mother were, however, originally from Massachusetts; New England, to them, meant the place to go if you really wanted an education. - John Knowles Quotes
Teenagers today are more free to be themselves and to accept themselves. - John Knowles Quotes
The best teaching I ever experienced was at Exeter. Yale was a distinct letdown afterward. - John Knowles Quotes
The summer of 1943 at Exeter was as happy a time as I ever had in my life. - John Knowles Quotes
There are simply more young people than there ever were. You get this feeling of strength. Also, large numbers can be a drawback, making it difficult to lose ones anonymity. - John Knowles Quotes
Young people in my generation were sort of in lockstep, and it wasnt just the 40s, either. In the 30s and in the 50s it was the same. No one ever dropped out unless he got sick or got kicked out. - John Knowles Quotes
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