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“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”― Mahatma Gandhi

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”― Augustine of Hippo

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”― Nelson Mandela

Do not train children to learning by force and harshness, but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.Plato

You should travel because you want to discover new things, not because you expect to be relaxed.

One of the few things a person is willing to pay for and not get. William Lowe Bryan

To be successful, put your nose down in something and get damn good at it.

I think it all has to do with focusing yourself on one thing

Push yourself. Physically, mentally, you've got to push, push, push. You've got to push through shyness and self-doubt.

Persistence is the number one reason for our success. You've got to persist through failure. You've got to persist through crap! Which of course means Criticism, Rejection, Assholes and Pressure

He told me that every time someone told him he would fail, he simply smiled and thought to himself, “Well, that’s one less possible competitor right there.”

no savings = no flexibility

withdraw their children during term time / withdraw money from my account

promoting "a diet of dumbed-down courses"

lessons provide stimulating intellectual experiences for disadvantaged children

Low learning curve

Both the co-founders have a deep education in

parents who are too permissive

Today, 8-18 year-olds devote an average of 7 hours and 38 minutes (7:38) to using entertainment media across a typical day.

But when parents do set limits, children spend less time with media: those with any media rules consume nearly 3 hours less media per day