One of the great tragedies of modern education is that most people are not taught to think critically. The majority of the world’s people, those of the West included, are taught to believe rather than to think. It’s much easier to believe than to think. People seldom think seriously about that which we are taught to believe, because we are all creatures of imitation and habit.

Learning to take hold of one's life is very difficult in a culture that values property over life.

They who humble themselves before knowledge of any kind generally end up the wiser and as voices with something meaningful to say.

U feel that way sometimes wondering: wondering, how did we survive?

Many people have serious academic degrees but cannot find a job, and sadly their degrees are so limited that they cannot even think about how to create a job for themselves.

To measure your needs by that which is projected via mass media is a mistake that has no mercy. The average person views a minimum of one thousand advertisements a day. To say "no" to the most outrageous commercials is an act of responsibility that needs to be taught early and often.

To maintain the ability to admit and grow from our mistakes rather than let them defeat us represents best the inner strength of a people.