John C. Mather Quotes

I only surround myself with people who are intellectually stimulating.

My education has allowed me to be more open to ideas which I would not have been had I not been as educated.

Education is everywhere, prompting one to think, to consider, to remember.

I think that's always very valuable: to keep the mind open to receiving all sorts of information, which can then be used in my work, but also just as a human being.

Education is the process in which we discover that learning adds quality to our lives. Learning must be experienced.

The rare person is still interested in new advances when they are adults. There is possibly a correlation with intelligence. In any case, you have to be fairly bright to keep learning and changing attitudes as you get older.

I never even graduated college. I never finished learning, as it were, and I have a psychological need to be in a learning environment at all times.

I think that if you're a thinking person you should always be trying to learn something new.

I study to learn, to be an educated person.

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.

I do regret that when I went to college, I didn't have a liberal arts education. I got a BFA in musical theater, so it was a very directed toward what I was doing. I wish that I had expanded my horizons a little bit.

I think it's good to stimulate your mind.

Class I to XII wasn't much help; I was always a mediocre student. But when I pursued higher education and studied economics with theatre or psychology with science fiction, I got a whole new world view.

Learning is not just a labour market or economic growth issue. It is an integral part of human development. We learn from birth to death.

A well-rounded education has always been an issue close to my heart.

I like my mind being stimulated. I like discovering new concepts.

Many adults, whether consciously or unconsciously, find it beneath their adult dignity to do anything as childish as read a book, think a thought, or get an idea. Adults are rarely embarrased at having forgotten what little algebra or geography they once learned

The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change.

Americans seem sometimes to believe that if you are a thinker you must be a frowning bore, because thinking is so damn serious.

I think it's so important to feed your brain you know. Sometimes you've just got to read.

It is always in season for old men to learn.

School gives you the freedom to explore different philosophies, religions, aspects of yourself, and subjects.

Beauty can't amuse you, but brainwork - reading, writing, thinking - can.

The excitement of learning separates youth from old age. As long as you're learning you're not old.

I feel like I've been out of high school forever. So I just read to keep my mind going.