20% of America's millionaires never set foot in college, and 16 of the 492 Americans listed as billionaires in 2014 never got their college diplomas; 2 never even finished high school! So although education and a commitment to lifelong learning are essential to success, a formal degree isn't a requirement.

Jim Rohn said, "If you read one book every month about your industry, in ten years you'll have read 120 books. That will put you in the top one percent of your field.

There are essentially two things that will make you wise -- the books you read and the people you meet.

The fifth freedom is freedom from ignorance.

Education is not a problem. Education is an opportunity.

Librarians are serious people, seldom given to jocularity. The reason for this, I believe, is because we are overwhelmed by the enormous number of good books waiting to be read, leaving little time for frivolity.

Down Cut Shin Creek: The Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky by Kathi Appelt and Jeanne Cannella Schmitzer.

That's absurd," I said with a little laugh. "Nobody can read too much. That's like saying someone breathes too much.

We have to put our hearts and our minds in places where wisdom gathers, not scatters.

As we wisely gain knowledge through the everyday stuff, and grapple with the development of our discernment through everyday stuff, we'll use what we have to our advantage in making better decisions. (41)

Teaching is the last refuge of feeble minds with a classical education.

Education can no longer be the sole property of the state.