Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Few have been taught to any purpose who have not been their own teachers.

There is no greater education than one that is self-driven.

I had no training in research as such, and as a consequence, I am, in a sense, self-taught.

Every man who rises above the common level has received two educations: the first from his teachers; the second, more personal and important, from himself.

The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.

I learned easily and had time to follow my inclination for sports (light athletics and skiing) and chemistry, which I taught myself by reading all textbooks I could get.

School seemed unimportant, since I learned so much more on my own.

I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.

I am your original autodidact.

I like to learn on my own.

I'm entirely self-taught, which I think is both a blessing and a curse.

I am always learning and always wanting to improve.

I never let schooling interfere with my education.

All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.

I had to learn, really, how to rein in my energies and discipline myself. And I found it very very useful. I rebelled against it at first, but it's a good thing to have.

I'm not a trained actor. I'm someone who is autodidactic and learned on my own.

The truth is that since the first book, I have wanted to emulate Benjamin Franklin and put together a healthy, wealthy and wise trilogy and so healthy was 'The 4-Hour Body,' wealthy was 'The 4-Hour Workweek' and then wise is 'The 4-Hour Chef.'

I'm learning something all the time. That's the way I want it to go, and that's the way I'll go until I am no longer on this planet.

For me, learning is a continuous process and an all-inclusive one - reading a book, learning a musical instrument or learning the martial art called taekwondo. Teach myself something new - that's my prayer.

Education comes from within; you get it by struggle and effort and thought.

Many people who excel are self-taught.

I used to be really insecure about my self-education. I'm definitely always learning. But there's many ways to learn. There are many, many ways to always be a learner.

Looking back, I understand that I was teaching myself to write.

It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.