Thomas A. Edison, Diary and Sundry Observations of Thomas Alva Edison
“Paine suffered then, as now he suffers not so much because of what he wrote as from the misinterpretations of others... He dis…
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Rumi
“You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with g…
Lady Gaga
“I used to walk down the street like I was a fucking star... I want people to walk around delusional about how great they can be…
Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night
“Wherever you find a great man, you will find a great mother or a great wife standing behind him -- or so they used to say. It w…
Edgar Allan Poe, Complete Tales and Poems
“Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence– whether …
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
“Harry - you're a great wizard, you know." "I'm not as good as you," said Harry, very embarrassed, as she let go of him. "Me!" s…
Noam Chomsky
The whole educational and professional training system is a very elaborate filter, which just weeds out people who are too indepen…
Christopher Paolini, Eragon
Eragon looked back at him, confused. "I don't understand.""Of course you don't," said Brom impatiently. "That's why I'm teaching y…
Plato
Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better a…
Doris Lessing, The Golden Notebook
Ideally, what should be said to every child, repeatedly, throughout his or her school life is something like this: 'You are in the…
