In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. – In our actual society we insist they be cheerleaders.
The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
That rifle on the wall of the labourer’s cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there.
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you.
The best brains of the Nation may be found on the last benches of the Classroom