Light a Fire: Education Quotes » Achievement

Think Too Small

admin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:27:28 +0000

“We think too small, like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.” ~~ Mao Tse-Tung

Hundred Flowers Bloom

admin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:25:04 +0000

“Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend. ” ~~ Mao Tse-Tung

One Small Step

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:50:26 +0000

“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” ~~ Neil Armstrong

Mystery Creates Wonder

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:49:28 +0000

“Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.” ~~ Neil Armstrong

Tiny Pea

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:46:41 +0000

“It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn’t feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.” ~~ Neil Armstrong

Problems

admin — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:00:18 +0000

“Problems worthy of attack, prove their worth by hitting back.” ~~ Piet Hein

Nothing Happens

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:44:05 +0000

“Nothing happens unless first a dream.” ~~ Carl Sandburg

Actions are the Seed of Fate

admin — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:36:06 +0000

“Actions are the seed of fate, deeds grow into destiny.” ~~ Harry S. Truman

Concentrate Myself on One Subject at a Time

admin — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:45:00 +0000

“I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time.” ~~ Charles Dickens

Get Over a Certain Anti-Intellectualism

admin — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:51:54 +0000

“I’m going to insist that we’ve got decent funding, enough teachers, and computers in the classroom, but unless you turn off the television set and get over a certain anti-intellectualism that I think pervades some low-income communities, our children are not going to achieve.” ~~ Barack Obama