The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.
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.
Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.
Dare to think for yourself.
I think that kids have a greater capacity for processing things than we give them credit for.
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.
Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge
Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.
Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it.
Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.
To every action there is always an equal and opposite or contrary, reaction
Investigate, educate and organize.
A man who has never gone to school may steal a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.
Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson.
I am a part of everything that I have read.
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.
Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development.
A spirit of national masochism prevails, encouraged by an effete corps of impudent snobs who characterize themselves as intellectuals.
