Question:
Would anyone have any quotes on going back to school and startinga new career later in life? Something like:
No more preposterous words can be uttered than for someone tosay--at the age of thirty, forty, or fifty--"I have now completedmy adult education." To that, the only response should be: "Areyou ready to die? What are you going to do with the rest of yourlife?"
Answer:
Education is a social process ... Education is growth.... Educationis not a preparation for life; education is life itself.--John Dewey
A little learning is a dangerous thing;Drink deep, or taste not the Peirian spring;There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,And drinking largely sobers us again.--Alexander Pope
Those who have not distinguished themselves at school need noton that account be discouraged. The greatest minds do notnecessarily ripen the quickest.--Lubbock 1834-1913
Getting an education was a bit like a communicable sexual disease.It made you unsuitable for a lot of jobs and then you had the urgeto pass it on.-- Terry Pratchett, _Hogfather_
