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Quote about learning from mistakes by Henry Ford

13. April 2020

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"The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing." Henry Ford

Inspirational quote by Sokrates about knowledge and ignorance

13. April 2020

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"I know that I know nothing." Sokrates

Inspirational quote by Queen Elizabeth II about wisdom and humor

13. April 2020

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"We should not take ourselves too seriously. No one has a monopoly on wisdom." Queen Elizabeth II

Quotation about excellence being a habit by Aristoteles

12. April 2020

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"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit." Aristoteles

Quote by Grace Brewster Murray Hopper about ships in port being safe but ships not made for safety

7. April 2020

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"A ship in port is safe, but that’s not what ships are made for." Grace Brewster Murray Hopper

Illuminating lantern metaphor quote on experience by Confucius

30. March 2020

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"Experience is a lantern that hangs on our backs and only ever illuminates the part of the path that already lies behind us." Confucius

Inspirational quote by John D. Rockefeller about success and listening

30. March 2020

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"Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed." John D. Rockefeller

Inspirational quote by Socrates about learning and knowledge

30. March 2020

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"Not knowing is no shame — but refusing to learn is." Sokrates

Inspirational quote by John D. Rockefeller about giving up the good to achieve the great

29. March 2020

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"Don't be afraid to give up the good to achieve the great" John D. Rockefeller

Inspirational quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson about inner strength: What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us

29. March 2020

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"What Lies Behind Us and What Lies Before Us are Tiny Matters Compared to What Lies Within Us" Ralph Waldo Emerson

Quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe about foolishness and reason

29. March 2020

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"Where foolishness sets the standard, reason becomes madness." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Inspirational quote by Confucius about the importance of change for happiness and wisdom

29. March 2020

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"They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom." Confucius

Noam Chomsky quote about freedom of speech for all views

9. July 2020

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"Goebbels was in favor of free speech for views he liked. So was Stalin. If you’re really in favor of free speech, then you’re in favor of freedom of speech for precisely the views you despise. Otherwise, you’re not in favor of free speech." Noam Chomsky

Quote on freedom of the press by Robert Emil Lembke

24. June 2020

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"Freedom of the press is the right to print lies without being forced to do so." Robert Emil Lembke

Quote about sailing and freedom by Unbekannt

12. June 2020

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"Sailing is the art of using the power of nature to move freely." Unbekannt

Quote about the wind by Johannes saying the wind blows where it wills and its direction is unknown

9. June 2020

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"The wind blows where it wills, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going." Johannes

Inspirational quote by Ricky Skaggs about controlling the sails despite the wind

8. June 2020

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"I can’t control the wind, but I can set the sails right." Ricky Skaggs

Thomas Sowell quote about self-education, literacy, and the education crisis

5. June 2020

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"A recently reprinted memoir by Frederick Douglass has footnotes explaining what words like 'arraigned,' 'curried' and 'exculpate' meant, and explaining who Job was. In other words, this man who was born a slave and never went to school educated himself to the point where his words now have to be explained to today's expensively under-educated generation." Thomas Sowell

Inspirational quote about unarmed truth and unconditional love by Martin Luther King Jr.

30. May 2020

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"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant." Martin Luther King Jr.

Quote by Bettina von Arnim about daring to think and act independently

20. April 2020

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"He who dares to think for himself will also act for himself." Bettina von Arnim

Inspirational quote 'It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.' by Albus Dumbledore

16. April 2020

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"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." Albus Dumbledore

Inspirational quote by Marlon Brando about going your own way

12. April 2020

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"Only those who go their own way can never be overtaken by anyone." Marlon Brando

Inspirational quote by Friedrich Nietzsche: The world is a prison whose walls we have built ourselves.

29. March 2020

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"The world is a prison whose walls we have built ourselves." Friedrich Nietzsche

Inspirational quote by Viktor Frankl about freedom to choose your attitude

25. March 2020

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"You can take everything from a person. Everything except the last human freedom: the freedom to choose your own attitude and your own path, no matter how hard the external circumstances may be" Viktor Frankl