"Observation more than books and experience more than persons, are the prime educators."

— A.B. Alcott

"To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe."

— Marilyn vos Savant

"Patterns cannot be weighed or measured. Patterns must be mapped."

— Fritjof Capra

"What people call serendipity sometimes is just having your eyes open."

— Jose Manuel Barroso