A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.
There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.
The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand.
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.
If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.
The first idea the child must acquire is that of the difference between good and evil.
A witty saying proves nothing.
The progressive development of man is vitally dependent on invention.
All knowledge that the world has ever received comes from the mind; the infinite library of the universe is in our own mind.
My alma mater was books, a good library.... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.
Action not backed by knowledge and knowledge not translatable into action, both can not stand the test of time.
Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge.
Suddenly degrees aren't worth anything. Isn't that true? When I was a student, if you had a degree, you had a job. If you didn't have a job it's because you didn't want one. And I didn't want one, frankly.
Science is a rising force, It is creating a new world about us. It needs to be watched and pressed into service, and in any case, it would be courting disaster to ignore it.
The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one. He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart.
Industrialize or perish.
Better know nothing than half-know many things.
Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.
