My family didn't have time for me, so I decided to join the Suvorov military academy, which is in St. Petersburg. I spent two years there and studied general military science. At that point, once I graduated, I joined the Chernigov higher education p...
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Pe...
On avoiding the darker side of life in educational literature for children: "There is something ludicrous in the idea of so educating a generation which is born to the atomic bomb. Since it is likely that they will meet cruel enemies, but then at lea...
It is, however, a most astonishing but incontestable fact, that the history of the evolution of man as yet constitutes no part of general education. Indeed, our so-called 'educated classes' are to this day in total ignorance of the most important cir...
The difference between educated people and uneducated people is that educated people have been opened up to the notion that you can disagree without fighting; whereas uneducated people, in conversation, seek to always agree--everybody agrees and agre...
Instead of educating the I.Q., we need to educate the H.Q., the heart quotient, the matters of truth, love, justice, and compassion. There are two ways to do this. One is through the read life experiences and the other is through literature. Literatu...
Jefferson also founded the first intentionally secularized university in America. His vision for the University of Virginia was for education finally free from traditional Christian dogma. He had a disdain for the influence that institutional Christi...
Maybe one day there will finally be an education for electronic music.
I give the children education.
People should be judged on the basis of their performance, not nationality, personality, education, or personal traits and skills.
Bill Sampson: Looks like I'm going to have a very fancy party... Margo Channing: I thought you were going to be late. Bill Sampson: When I'm guest of honor? Margo Channing: I had no idea you were even here. Bill Sampson: I ran into Eve on my way upst...
One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very best.
Learn to invest in the best quality you can afford and wear pieces in different ways.
There is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast. Nothing exists in itself.
A sushi chef has to spot the best-quality fresh fish instantly.
As a lyricist, I'm really trying to raise my level of quality.
Personal qualities are much more important than qualifications.
Learning is the first quality of acceptance and vice versa
I think compassion is an important quality in people in general.
What's fascinating about the Australians is they have this quality that they are impervious to majesty. They're not awed.
I'm a Sagittarius, and one of our major qualities is that we're blindly optimistic.
