“The truth is, the Science of Nature has been already too long made only a work of the Brain and the Fancy: It is now high time that it should return to the plainness and soundness of Observations on material and obvious things.”— Robert Hooke, amazon.com
“For the Members of the Assembly having before their eys so many fatal Instances of the errors and falshoods, in which the greatest part of mankind has so long wandred, because they rely'd upon the strength of humane Reason alone, have begun anew to correct all Hypotheses by sense, as Seamen do their…”— Robert Hooke, amazon.com
“The vast majority of my anger and frustration comes from believing that people have almost limitless untapped potential but they choose to consider themselves finished products instead of works in progress.”— Elan Gale, twitter.com
“By the help of microscopes, there is nothing so small, as to escape our inquiry; hence there is a new visible world discovered to the understanding.”— Robert Hooke, amazon.com
“What becomes of the noblest field ever opened for the advancement of our race in religion, in government, in the arts, and in all that dignifies and adorns mankind?”— Franklin Pierce, amazon.com
“I've learned that it doesn't matter how many times you failed. You only have to be right once. I tried to sell powdered milk. I was an idiot lots of times, and I learned from them all.”— Mark Cuban, sbnonline.com
“It's not about money or connections—it's the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone...And if it fails, you learn from what happened and do a better job next time.”— Mark Cuban, businessinsider.com
“The only reason people do not know much is because they do not care to know. They are incurious. Incuriousity is the oddest and most foolish failing there is.”— Stephen Fry, amazon.co.uk
“Be reasonable with the students and make sure they see the logic in what we're doing.”— Deng Xiaoping, amazon.com
“When our thousands of Chinese students abroad return home, you will see how China will transform itself.”— Deng Xiaoping, amazon.com
“It will take years, not just a couple of months, of education to change their thinking.”— Deng Xiaoping, amazon.com
“Don't focus on finding the man you can love. Focus on finding the next man you can learn from.”— Chelsea Leigh Trescott, instagram.com
“Learn to do common things uncommonly well; we must always keep in mind that anything that helps full the dinner pail is valuable.”— George Washington Carver, goodreads.com
“We built pyramids before Donald Trump even knew what architecture was. We taught philosophy and astrology [sic] and mathematics before Socrates and them Greek homos was born.”— Al Sharpton, amazon.com
“I think if you study--if you learn too much of what others have done, you may tend to take the same direction as everybody else.”— Jim Henson, amazon.com
“Every time man makes a new experiment he always learns more. He cannot learn less.”— Buckminster Fuller, amazon.com
“Everyone is born a genius, but the process of living de-geniuses them.”— Buckminster Fuller, amazon.com
“[Kids] don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.”— Jim Henson, amazon.com