Now I understand that one of the important reasons for going to college and getting an education is to learn that the things you've believed in all your life aren't true, and that nothing is what it appears to be.
Daniel KeyesIโm โexceptionalโ- a democratic term used to avoid the damning labels of โgiftedโ and โdeprivedโ (which used to mean โbrightโ and โretardedโ) and as soon as โexceptionalโ begins to mean anything to anyone theyโll change it. The idea seems to be: use an expression as long as it doesnโt mean anything to anybody. โExceptionalโ refers to both ends of the spectrum, so all my life Iโve been exceptional.
Daniel Keyes