“The most important thing we learn at school is the fact that the most important things can't be learned at school.”

“The most important thing we ever learn at school is the fact that the most important things can't be learned at school.”

“What if I’ve forgotten the most important thing?”

“The power to concentrate was the most important thing. Living without this power would be like opening one’s eyes without seeing anything.”

“If a person would just make the effort, there's something to be learned from everything. From even the most ordinary, commonplace things, there's always something you can learn.”

“Me, I've seen 45 years, and I've only figured out one thing. That's this: if a person would just make the effort, there's something to be learned from everything. From even the most ordinary, commonplace things, there's always something you can learn. I read somewhere that they said there's even different philosophies in razors. Fact is, if it weren't for that, nobody'd survive.”

“And it was the kind of thing that loses the most important nuances when reduced to words. He had never told anyone about it, and he probably never would.”