Quotes about "Education & Learning"

The popular story is that America was built by immigrants and that, therefore, everything about immigration is good and leads to a more successful society. This narrative is so devoid of historical context that it should embarrass anyone beyond a second-grade education. ”

I think a lot of things will be self-correcting, even in America. After all, human societies are essentially self-organizing emergent systems. The catch is, how much disorder will we have to endure while this re-self-organizing process occurs. ”

I've done a lot of work in the gym preparing myself for what is certain to be pretty strenuous pre-season training - something I've not previously experienced. And I knocked local football on the head this winter, simply to ensure I didn't pick up any injuries. ”

Schooling after the second grade plays only a minor role in creating or reducing gaps. ”

I remember that, one day, I was visiting one training center in the 1990s that was teaching people how to fix Volkswagen engines from the 1960s, which were no longer sold. So you were training people on a skill that had zero value. The reason is that they hadn't received any new equipment in 20 years. ”

Curiosity is idle only to those who fail to realize that it may be a very rare and indispensable thing. ”

Everyone, young and old, must have access to the knowledge and skills to participate in the evolving economy. ”

If you look at our customers, our customers tend to be really high-end people who make big, sophisticated systems. ”

When you have large systems, it becomes almost impossible to make even very simple changes. ”

You know, entropy is associated thermodynamically, in systems involving heat, with disorder. And in an analogous way, information is associated with disorder, which seems paradoxical. But when you think about it, a bit of information is a surprise. If you already knew what the message contained, there would be no new information in it. ”