Charles Van Doren Quotes

• I have learned a lot about good and evil - they are not always what they appear to be.

  Charles Van Doren

  Evil, Good And Evil, I've Learned

  "Fictional character: Charles Van Doren". "Quiz Show", 1994.

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• I cannot take back one word or action; the past does not change for anyone.

  Charles Van Doren

  Past, Doe, Action

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• Some of you read with me 40 years ago a portion of Aristotle's Ethics, a selection of passages that describe his idea of happiness. You may not remember too well.

  Charles Van Doren

  Book, Reading, Years

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• Because the world is radically new, the ideal encyclopedia should be radical, too.

  Charles Van Doren

  World, Should, Radical

  "Know it all" by Stacy Schiff, www.newyorker.com. July 31, 2006.

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• I have deceived my friends, and I had millions of them.

  Charles Van Doren

  Deceived, Quiz Show, My Friends

  "Quiz Show". 1994.

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• I hoped that it would be possible to slide slowly from my public life back to the life of teaching and writing that I had always wanted. But things didn't work out that way.

  Charles Van Doren

  Teaching, Writing, Afterlife

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• Education in the West, particularly higher education in America, has lost the ability to see the universe from very far away.

  Charles Van Doren

  America, Creative, West

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• My total winnings after 14 appearances were $129,000.

  Charles Van Doren

  Winning, Appearance

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• I worked hard at memorizing lists of facts and figures, and carried with me a book of facts.

  Charles Van Doren

  Book, Lists, Facts

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