“Knowledge rests on knowledge; what is new is meaningful because it departs slightly from what was known before.” ~~ Robert Oppenheimer
Filed Under: Knowledge, Robert Oppenheimer
This collection of education quotes was inspired by the following quote from William Butler Yeats:
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
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“No man knows what he can do until he tries.” ~~ Carter G. Woodson
“Don’t ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.” ~~ Robert Frost
“Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.” ~~ Mark Twain
You can lead a man to Congress, but you can’t make him think.” ~~ Milton Berle
“Actions are the seed of fate, deeds grow into destiny.” ~~ Harry S. Truman
“You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you’re finished, you’ll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird… So let’s look at the bird and see what it’s doing — that’s what counts. I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.” ~~ Richard Feynman
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” ~~ Steve Jobs
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