To every action there is always an equal and opposite or contrary, reaction

There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.

Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased.

Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.

What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to a human soul.

The schools ain't what they used to be and never was.

One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.

To read is to fly: it is to soar to a point of vantage which gives a view over wide terrains of history, human variety, ideas, shared experience and the fruits of many inquiries.

The progressive development of man is vitally dependent on invention.

No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

I cannot live without books.

Just when I thought there wasn't room enough for another thought in my head, I had this great idea.

It took us three years to build the NeXT computer. If we'd given customers what they said they wanted, we'd have built a computer they'd have been happy with a year after we spoke to them - not something they'd want now.

A spirit of national masochism prevails, encouraged by an effete corps of impudent snobs who characterize themselves as intellectuals.

The secret of life is not enjoyment but education through experience.

Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson.

Learning never exhausts the mind.

I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.

Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

What we know is a drop, what we don't know is an ocean.