Josh Kaufman

Benjamin Franklin, author, political theorist, politician, printer, scientist, inventor, civic activist, diplomat, and one of the best-known Founding Fathers of the United States of America:
“It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.”
Thomas H. Huxley, English biologist and early proponent of evolution:
“Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of [...]

LaVonn Schlegel, business strategy consultant:
“Indifference is a horrible, insidious disease that can destroy.”

Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer:
“A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.”

William Glasser, American psychiatrist and developer of Reality Therapy and Choice Theory:
“We learn 10% of what we READ,
20% of what we HEAR,
30% of what we SEE,
50% of what we SEE and HEAR,
70% of what is DISCUSSED with OTHERS,
80% of what is EXPERIENCED PERSONALLY, and
95% of what we TEACH TO SOMEONE ELSE.”

Mortimer Adler, American Aristotelian philosopher and author:
“The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as long as we live.”
Ludwig von Mises, the “uncontested dean of the Austrian School of economics“:
“Many who are self-taught far excel the doctors, masters, and bachelors of the most renowned universities.”
Isaac Asimov:
“Self-education is, I [...]

Mark Twain, American humorist, satirist, writer, and lecturer:
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness - all foes to real understanding.”

Benjamin Graham, father of modern value investing:
“A serious investor is not likely to believe that the day-to-day or even month-to-month fluctuations of the stock market make him richer or poorer.”
“In the short run, the market is a voting machine, but in the long run it is a weighing machine.”
Warren Buffett, master value investor, businessman, and [...]

Purportedly written on a tomb of an Anglican Bishop in the crypts of Westminster Abbey:
“When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits, I dreamt of changing the world.
As I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world would not change, so I shortened my sights somewhat and decided to change only [...]

B.F. Skinner, psychologist and advocate of behaviorism:
“Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.”
John Holt, American educator and proponent of homeschooling / unschooling:
“Since we can’t know what knowledge will be most needed in the future, it is senseless to try to teach it in advance. Instead, we should try to turn [...]