The last word

Every week at Dukes, we share a ‘quote of the week’ offered up by one of the team. We’ve collected some of our favourites from the summer term

“I understand that on this island, we have a desire to protect our values and traditions — as we should — but that shouldn’t come at the expense of introspection and progress.”

Gareth Southgate, England national football team manager Chosen by Tim Fish, Managing Director at Dukes Education “Popcorn is prepared in the same pot, the same heat, in the same oil, and yet, the kernels do not pop at the same time. Don’t compare your child to other children. Their turn to pop is coming.’

Anon. Chosen by Becky Hayes, Head of Pastoral at Hampstead Fine Arts College

“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.”

Stephen Hawking Chosen by Mengqi Li, Regional Manager (Marketing), SE Asia, St Andrew’s College, Cambridge

“The deepest of all satisfactions comes from knowing that your short time here on this earth has been well spent, and that it mattered.”

Jim Collins Chosen by Darryl Wideman, Head of Radnor House.

“If we operate with a belief in long sweeps of time, we build cathedrals; if we operate from fiscal quarter to fiscal quarter, we build ugly shopping malls.”

Musician Stephen Nachmanovitch Chosen by Darryl Wideman, Head of Radnor House.

“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but rather the one most responsive to change.”

Charles Darwin Chosen by Claire Little, Director of People at Dukes Education

“Addressing the National Press Club in Washington DC in 1990, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, said that he had been present in Tokyo when Japan surrendered at the end of the second world war. At the time this was ‘splendid’, he said — but subsequently was a source of embarrassment when he returned to Japan several years later with the Queen on a state trip. Asked by his hosts if this was his first visit to the country, Prince Philip said he diplomatically replied: ‘Yes.’ “I’m not always as tactless as people make out,” he said.

Chosen by Tim Fish, Managing Director at Dukes Education

“I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it, until it begins to shine.”

Emily Dickinson Chosen by Amanda Constance, Director of Communications at Dukes Education

Dukes Education is a family of nurseries, schools, and colleges based throughout the UK, in London, Cambridge, Kent, and Cardiff. Our schools cater to children from 0 – 18, serving them from their earliest years at nursery until they leave school to go on to university.

Surrounding our schools, we also have a collection of complementary education offerings – day camps, international summer schools, and university application support services. This way, we create a wrap-around experience for every family that joins us.

Dukes Education

14-16 Waterloo Place London SW1Y 4AR +44 (0)20 3696 5300 info@dukeseducation.com dukeseducation.com

Founder and Chairman

Aatif Hassan

Dukes Board of Directors

Aatif Hassan, Jon Pickles, Mark Bailey, Tim Fish, Glenn Hawkins, Libby Nicholas

Dukes Education Advisory Board

Glen Fendley, David Goodhew, Christine Leslie, Pam Mundy, William Russell