A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.

Better know nothing than half-know many things.

If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.

He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.

Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion.

Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.

No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience.

A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.

Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson.

When I am attacked by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind.

Imagination is the source of every form of human achievement. And it's the one thing that I believe we are systematically jeopardizing in the way we educate our children and ourselves.

I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.

The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.

The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of ideas.

Education is a system of imposed ignorance.

Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.

Those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them.

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.

For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled.

I think that kids have a greater capacity for processing things than we give them credit for.