“It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.”
“Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.”
“I regard it as the foremost task of education to insure the survival of these qualities: an enterprising curiosity, an undefeatable spirit, tenacity in pursuit, readiness for sensible self denial, and above all, compassion”
“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.”
“Formal education makes you a living, self-education makes you a legend.”
“It is clearly absurd to limit the term 'education' to a person's formal schooling.”