47 Quotes by Oliver DeMille

Education means the ability to think independently and creatively, and development of the skill of applying one’s knowledge in dealing with people and situations in the real world.

The myth is that it is possible for one human being to educate another.

Producers think in the language of abundance rather than scarcity, take initiative instead of waiting for someone else to provide them with opportunity, and boldly venture wise risks instead of surrendering to fear that they can’t make a difference.

Most people spend less than 20 hrs a year learning about freedom, yet many wonder why it’s in decline. Don’t fight upstream. Instead, turn it around.

Real value means people value-and creating value really means helping people choose better lives.

The slaves in Rome were incapable of leisure and so their masters gave them entertainment to keep them pacified.

Great teachers and schools expect and nurture quality work and quality performance. Great teachers inspire and demand quality, ever urging their students to higher levels of excellence. They shun mere conformity and expect their students to think and perform to their ever-increasing potential.

Government intervention is not solving the problems, and in fact the governments around the world that are intervening the most in their economies are struggling more.

When you look into the eyes of your children and grandchildren, when you picture their greatness and potential, do you feel that they are getting the education that is up to par with who they were born to become?