Socrates

The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

Do not be angry with me if I tell you the truth

What a lot of things there are a man can do without.

The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will be like Him.

The beginning of wisdom is a definition of terms.

I am not an Athenian, nor a Greek, but a citizen of the world.

In a global economy where the most valuable skill you can sell is your knowledge, a good education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity – it is a prerequisite.

Very early it was noticed that I had a good memory; therefore I was insistently tormented with learning everything by heart.

The universe is not indifferent to intelligence, it is actively hostile to it.

Education is the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty.

I have been learning English on the road since I started when I was 15, so it is a slow process but making some progress. Now I think I am much more comfortable with my English. However, it is difficult, still, when I speak about something that is not tennis.

My one thing is I continue to be interested and want to be a student. I don’t want to be a master. When I’m learning something, I’m in my element.

In the past, there has been a stigma surrounding community colleges, where they were seen as a less viable option because they are not four-year universities. I know differently and so do the millions of people across the country who have received an affordable, quality higher education at community college.

You must work on improving your skills every day and never quit.

We are now embarked on another venture to put the American dream to work in meeting the new demands of a new day. Once again we must start where men would improve their society have always known they must begin – with an educational system restudied, reinforced, and revitalized.

I don’t give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way.

In the schoolroom her quick mind had taken readily that strong starch of unexplained rules and disconnected facts which saves ignorance from any painful sense of limpness.

Education – lifelong education for everyone – from toddlers to workers well advanced in their careers – is indeed an excellent investment for individuals and society as a whole.

When I was in college I did a lot of stupid things and I don’t want to make an excuse for that. Some of the things that people accuse me of are true, some of them aren’t. There are pranks, IMs.

When girls are educated, their countries become stronger and more prosperous.

As precious as knowledge itself is the learning. As precious as any reward is the earning.