Lillian Smith Quotes

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.

My thirst for knowledge and experience comes from the idea that once you learned something, it was time to learn something else. I missed out on a formal educational process, so I'm making up for that.

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

I had no education whatsoever, and my mother said, 'Oh, you'll get a much better education in life.' I did to some extent, though I always wish I could have tried it.

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

I spent three days a week for 10 years educating myself in the public library, and it's better than college. People should educate themselves - you can get a complete education for no money. At the end of 10 years, I had read every book in the library and I'd written a thousand stories.

I never let schooling interfere with my education.

You can acquire a lot of knowledge without ever going to school.

The least of the work of learning is done in the classroom.

The ultimate goal of the educational system is to shift to the individual the burden of pursing his own education. This will not be a widely shared pursuit until we get over our odd conviction that education is what goes on in school buildings and nowhere else.

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

Whatever education I got was from experience and reading. But I also realize I wouldn't pass my friend's sixth-grade class.

The ultimate goal of the educational system is to shift to the individual the burden of pursuing his own education.

I think a lot of people have grown up with the idea that they can't learn things themselves. They think they need an institution to provide them with knowledge and teach them how to do things. I couldn't disagree more.

I educate myself, but I haven't got the time or patience to enlist myself in a degree course. The world is my school.

Learning is the most important thing, no mater how you do it, or where you do it, or who you do it with.

I like learning new stuff, and continuing to educate myself as best I can.

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.

Educate yourself as much as you can with life. Just go out there.

Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.

Education is what you learn after you leave school.

Always educate yourself.

Take advantage of educating yourself.

I feel like I'm always learning from people.

Anyone can be self-educated if they find the loose end of something to care about passionately.