Education Quotes

"Instead of trying to produce a programme to simulate the adult mind, why not rather try to produce one which simulates the child's?"

"We do not need to programme a machine to learn these facts: they come from the environment."

"To understand programs you must understand the machines."

"We are not trying to produce a programme to simulate the adult mind, but rather to produce one which simulates the child's."

"We are dealing now with a population of humans who will lose their capacity to understand what they have lost, because they are growing up in a degraded world."

"We sorely need some authoritative figure to remind us that the majority of mankind still has not heard the message of science."

"The most important thing I've accomplished, besides building the compiler, is training young people. They're my most important contribution to the future."

"We should teach students how to think, not what to think."

"We are in the business of teaching our students to be independent thinkers."

"I was a teacher of mathematics, and I loved that career."

"The beauty of programming is that it teaches you how to think."

"I believe in the power of education to transform lives."

"In science, the most important word is why, followed closely by how."

"The role of the scientist is to challenge comfortable assumptions and reveal hidden truths."

"Education is the greatest power you can give to people."

"Education has no color, and neither should opportunity."

"I do not think I can learn much more by listening to Lilienthal."

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."

"I believe that science belongs to everyone, regardless of their background or gender."

"I've learned that the best scientific questions often come from the most curious minds."

"I think curiosity is the only prerequisite for being a great scientist."

"I think the future of science depends on making it accessible to all minds."

"The most important thing I've accomplished, besides building the compiler, is training young people. They're just as good as we are, just more impatient."

"One of my favorite sounds is the sound of a young programmer learning something new."

"Teaching is the one profession that creates all other professions."

"Teach people as if they are smart, because they are."

"I have always believed in the power of education to transform lives."

"The best investment you can make is in yourself through education."

"I have always believed that education is the great equalizer."

"The best way to learn is to do, not just to listen."