Daily inspiration for learners

Motivation

Words from thinkers, leaders, and learners who kept going — so you can too.

Quote of the day
Steve Jobs
“Stay hungry, stay foolish.”

Steve Jobs

Co-founder of Apple

Albert Einstein
Learning
“Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.”

Albert Einstein

Theoretical physicist

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

Nelson Mandela

President of South Africa

Malala Yousafzai
Learning
“One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.”

Malala Yousafzai

Education activist & Nobel laureate

Benjamin Franklin
Learning
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”

Benjamin Franklin

Founding Father & polymath

Maya Angelou
Growth
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”

Maya Angelou

Poet & civil rights activist

Michelle Obama
Growth
“You should never view your challenges as a disadvantage. Instead, it is important for you to understand that your experience facing adversity is one of your biggest advantages.”

Michelle Obama

Author & former First Lady

Steve Jobs
Growth
“Stay hungry, stay foolish.”

Steve Jobs

Co-founder of Apple

Confucius
Perseverance
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”

Confucius

Philosopher & teacher

Winston Churchill
Perseverance
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

Winston Churchill

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Theodore Roosevelt
Perseverance
“Believe you can and you're halfway there.”

Theodore Roosevelt

26th U.S. President

Marie Curie
Leadership
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”

Marie Curie

Physicist & Nobel laureate

Langston Hughes
Leadership
“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.”

Langston Hughes

Poet & playwright