The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life

Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.

To every action there is always an equal and opposite or contrary, reaction

What we know is a drop, what we don't know is an ocean.

The secret of life is not enjoyment but education through experience.

Courage, conviction and confidence.

I am a part of everything that I have read.

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.

If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.

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

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.

Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly - they'll go through anything. You read and you?re pierced.

It is not enough for the teacher to love the child. She must first love and understand the universe. She must prepare herself, and truly work at it.

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

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.

Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.

Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.

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

A spirit of national masochism prevails, encouraged by an effete corps of impudent snobs who characterize themselves as intellectuals.

The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know.