Lubab Alkayed

“I think deeply about things and want others to do likewise. I work for ideas and learn from people. I don’t like excluding people. I’m a perfectionist, but I won’t let that get in the way of publication. Except for education and entertainment, I’m not going to waste my time on things that won’t have an impact. I try to be friends with everyone, but I hate it when you don’t take me seriously. I don’t hold grudges, it’s not productive, but I learn from my experience. I want to make the world a better place.”
― Aaron Swartz

“إن صعوبة الشيء يجب أن تكون سببًا إضافيًا کی نفعله.”
― راينر ماريا ريلكه, Letters to a Young Poet

“The indoctrination centers (notably schools) weren’t doing their job properly and so a back-to-basics approach with more rote memorization of meaningless facts and less critical thinking and intellectual development was needed. This was mainly done under the guise of “accountability,” for both students and teachers.”
― Aaron Swartz, The Boy Who Could Change the World: The Writings of Aaron Swartz

“The best kind of charity is to help those who are willing to help themselves.”
― P. T. Barnum