Bob Weinstein Quotes

No man who worships education has got the best out of education... Without a gentle contempt for education no man's education is complete.

If you're smart, you'll always be humble. You can learn all you want, but there'll always be somebody who's never read a book who'll know twice what you know.

The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability. I can't worry about that.

I know I have an awful lot to learn from the people of Minnesota.

O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all, Unless he first will learn humility.

Humility, I have learned, must never be confused with meekness. Humility is being open to the ideas of others.

Do not be an arrogant scholar, for scholarship cannot subsist with arrogance.

In order for us to appreciate this world, we have to be a bit more honest, and I hope I do that.

I'm interested in listening to the people who walk in the door. If your ego and your accomplishments stop you from listening, then they've taught you nothing.

Let your desire for truth transcend all minor considerations. Ignorance is invariably confident. The man of knowledge learns to realize his own needs. Be honest and severe in your self-appraisal. Learn the art of learning, and you are well on the way to achievement. True greatness is reflective, not assertive.

It is necessary to be humble in order to learn.

Learning is the very essence of humility . . .

Teach thy tongue to say 'I do not know', and thou shalt progress.

I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not know.

I have always been a learner because I knew nothing.

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

And I like asking questions, to keep learning; people with big egos might not want to look unsure.

I can tell you character traits I admire and work to develop in myself - perseverance, self-discipline, courage to stand up for what is right even when it is against one's friends or one's self.

As soon as you think you know someone else's truth better than they do, you are in deep water.

I'm not quite pompous enough to think of myself as an educator or a man capable of definitive refutation of falsehoods.

The most useful piece of learning for the uses of life is to unlearn what is untrue.

I always say be humble but be firm. Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs.

Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves.

The learned man knows that he is ignorant.