Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief. A patriot shows their their patriotism through their actions, by their choice.

You can do anything you think you can. This knowledge is literally the gift of the gods, for through it you can solve every human problem. It should make of you an incurable optimist. It is the open door.

Fools act on imagination without knowledge, pedants act on knowledge without imagination.

You can acquire a lot of knowledge without ever going to school.

We don't focus as much in schools on educational knowledge which requires thinking and application, as we do on acquiring facts.