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Enriching Quotes To Inspire Students

By Michael Vivar 

AFROTECH™ Advisory Board
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AFROTECH™ Advisory Board

School is underway. Students at every level are exploring all aspects of the world and beyond. Inspiration can be sought from those who came before with these quotes.

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Malcolm X

"Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today."

Quotes for Students, Astrophysicist, Richard Feynman standing in front of a lecture hall blackboard with equations

Richard Feynman

"Have no respect whatsoever for authority; forget who said it and instead look at what he starts with, where he ends up and ask yourself, 'Is it reasonable?'"

B.B. King

"The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you."

Anne Frank

"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."

Ai Weiwei

"If there is no freedom of expression, then the beauty of life is lost. Participation in a society is not an artistic choice, it's a human need."

Usain Bolt

"Skill is only developed by hours and hours of work."

Dalai Lama

"Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day."

George Washington Carver

"99% of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses."

Arthur Ashe

"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."

“Pass the parcel. That's sometimes all you can do. Take it, feel it and pass it on." - Alan Benett, "The History Boys"

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