“It is almost a miracle that modern teaching methods have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry; for what this delicate little plant needs more than anything, besides stimulation, is freedom.” – Albert Einstein
“If you are really good at what you do, you become an independent contractor by choice.” – Miles Everson
“It seems so self-evident to educators that those who do well in their classes must go on to do better in life that they systematically have disregarded evidence to the contrary that has been accumulating for some time.” – David C. McClelland, From “Testing for Competence Rather than Intelligence”, 1973
“Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.” – Malcolm S. Forbes
“The only difference between intelligence and education is this: intelligence will make you a good living.” – Charles F. Kettering
“My education was interrupted only by my schooling.” – Winston Churchill
“The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective.” – Warren Buffett
“While formal schooling is an important advantage, it is not a guarantee of success nor is its absence a fatal handicap.” – Peter F. Drucker
“When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course.” – Peter F. Drucker
“Freelancers are not a regrettable cost, they are a valued and critical asset.” – Miles Everson
“Perhaps a freshman with an SAT math score of 500 had better not have his heart set on being a mathematician, but if instead he wants to run his own business, become a US Senator, or make a million dollars, he should not put aside his dreams.” – Hernstein and Murray From the book, The Bell Curve
“…Nevertheless, between 75 percent and 96 percent of the variance in real world criteria such as job performance cannot be accounted for by individual difference in intelligence test scores.” – Sternberg, from “Testing Common Sense”
“Action is the real measure of intelligence.” – Napoleon Hill
“Do not be fooled into believing that because a man is rich he is necessarily smart. There is ample proof to the contrary.” – Julius Rosenwald, Part-owner and leader of Sears Roebuck early 1990s
“At best, IQ contributes 20% to the factors that determine life success, which leaves 80% to other forces.” – Gardner, from “Cracking Open the IQ Box”
“Not only is high intelligence insufficient and unreliable in the pursuit of success…it would appear to be unnecessary.” – Julius Rosenwald, Part-owner and leader of Sears Roebuck early 1990s
“Every time you have to speak, you are auditioning for leadership.” – James C. Humes, Presidential speechwriter, author of “Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln”
“Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.” – Buddha
“Turn yourself not away from three best things: Good Thought, Good Word, and Good Deed.” – Zoroaster
