Why do I do anything?' she says. 'I'm educated enough to talk myself out of any plan. To deconstruct any read more

Why do I do anything?' she says. 'I'm educated enough to talk myself out of any plan. To deconstruct any fantasy. Explain away any goal. I'm so smart I can negate any dream.

Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.

Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose read more

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards. -Anatole France.

Learn not only to find what you like, learn to like what you find. -Anthony J. D'Angelo.

Learn not only to find what you like, learn to like what you find. -Anthony J. D'Angelo.

Real education must ultimately be limited to men who insist on knowing. The rest is mere sheep herding.

Real education must ultimately be limited to men who insist on knowing. The rest is mere sheep herding.

It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated.

It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated.

It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.

It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.

The secret of education is respecting the pupil.

The secret of education is respecting the pupil.

There is no virtue in being uncritical; nor is it a habit to which the young are given. But criticism read more

There is no virtue in being uncritical; nor is it a habit to which the young are given. But criticism is only the burying beetle that gets rid of what is dead, and, since the world lives by creative and constructive forces, and not by negation and destruction, it is better to grow up in the company of prophets than of critics.