Give me a place to stand, and a lever long enough, and I will move the world. -Archimedes (and Knowledge is that lever)
No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire. – L. Frank B.
Information is the most valuable commodity. Damon Johns, Shark Tank
I am still learning” Michelangelo, at age 87
It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts. John Wooden
Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century. S. J. Perelman, humorist for The New Yorker
In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn’t read all the time — none. Zero. — Charlie Munger, Self-made billionaire & Warren Buffett’s longtime business partner
Intellectual capital will always trump financial capital. — Paul Tudor Jones, self-made billionaire entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. — Alvin Toffler
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. — Mahatma Gandhi
An organization’s ability to learn and translate that learning into action is the ultimate competitive business advantage. Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric
Throughout my professional (employed) career, and even over the last decade as a serial entrepreneur, the foundation for everything I’ve done—all of the successes, all of the forward momentum—has been the direct result of my commitment to continued learning. Steve Schmidt
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
You’re never going to learn something as profoundly as when it’s purely out of curiosity -Christopher Nolan, British-American filmmaker, 34 Oscar nominations and ten wins.
The day I stop giving is the day I stop receiving. The day I stop learning is the day I stop growing. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. -Wayne Gretzky, National Hockey League Hall of Famer
Be passionate and bold. Always keep learning. You stop doing useful things if you don’t learn. -Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft
When you struggle with a problem, that’s when you understand it. -Elon Musk
In the real world, the smartest people are people who make mistakes and learn. In school, the smartest people don’t make mistakes. -Robert Kiyosaki
I’m still learning. Hopefully I can keep getting better, and not stop where I am now. – Tim Duncan, Pro basketball player, 5 NBA championships
Sharing Your Knowledge with Others: (Teaching)
Practice what you know, and it will help to make clear what now you do not know. – Rembrandt
Teach the children so it will not be necessary to teach the adults. – Abraham Lincoln
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. -William Butler Yeats