As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible but more mysterious.
The first idea the child must acquire is that of the difference between good and evil.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. So is a lot.
Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.
Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion.
Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it.
I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.
There is no authority who decides what is a good idea.
Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.
A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.
The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of ideas.
In mathematics you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.
I decided to teach because I think that any person who studies philosophy has to be involved actively.
Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.
Learning gives creativity, Creativity leads to thinking, Thinking provides knowledge, Knowledge makes you great.
It took us three years to build the NeXT computer. If we'd given customers what they said they wanted, we'd have built a computer they'd have been happy with a year after we spoke to them - not something they'd want now.
The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.
I like poems you can tack all over with a hammer and there are no hollow places.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.