Eileen Pollack Quotes

I would argue that education, actual learning - it is hard work. It's very personal. Your parents don't teach you anything. Your teachers don't teach you anything. The government doesn't teach you anything. You read it. You don't understand it; you read it again. You break a pencil and read it again.

I didn't say I was that smart, I said I went to class and I enjoyed what I was doing.

You have to study a great deal to know a little.

You've really got to start hitting the books because it's no joke out here.

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.

I'm always studying and I've been doing it for a long time now.

You may be in a medical or engineering college, but not all will stand first in class. It depends on who studies the most.

I really love learning and working long hours.

I'm not that smart. I work very hard.

The basis of anything is education, so that people not only become qualified, but essentially become able to create new knowledge

The human being acquires a habit of learning. He learns to learn.

If we educate our kids well, they will be more competitive.

It's been a while since I've studied: since high school. It's a lot of work, a lot of work.

Growing up in Highland Park, in high school, I had some very influential teachers: I had a math teacher who taught calculus that helped me learn to be in love with mathematics; I had a chemistry teacher who inspired us to work what was in the class and to go beyond.

Do you think it is possible to increase your intellectual ability? For decades, I have studied the power of this belief to become reality and watched as the concept of maintaining a 'growth mindset' has taken root in education and parenting circles.

I figure if you're going to go to class, you might as well make an A.

We couldn't be happier that the show has encouraged kids to have an interest in science and math, but we don't try to do that. We just have fun, which is its own bold statement.

What is education but a process by which a person begins to learn how to learn?

The more I work and practice, the luckier I seem to get.

It's definitely thrilling to know that you studied for something, and then you went in, and tried to do your best, and then somebody dug what you did.

The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.

Education is gathering information and reading... No human being can thrive without some form of education. How you get it is up to you - the important thing is that you get it.

A good education is a foundation for a better future.

School is very important; it was very important for me. It gave me an enormous amount of confidence, especially at Yale where we were dealing with all the classics. In dealing with the classics, you are dealing with the very best.

You should put time into learning your craft. It seems like people want success so quickly, way before they're ready.