Challenges Quote by Philip Zimbardo

For me, education was power.

— Michelle Obama

The Stanford prison experiment came out of class exercises in which I encouraged students to understand the dynamics of prison life.

— Philip Zimbardo

When you get your powers, you learn a lot about yourself. My professors called me mad. It was time for me to stop punishing…

— Austin Grossman

From age 16 to 26, I literally became a man in prison so it was influential in shaping me.

— Montel Vontavious Porter

I learned more complex ways to manipulate the manipulators, to bring attention to issues about which I felt passionate.

— Joey Skaggs

The reason you study with a teacher is primarily for the empowerments, for someone who is enlightened to transfer power to you. What is…

— Frederick Lenz

When I was a teenager, I felt my life was constrained by rules, school, my parents. I wanted to feel like I was empowered…

— Jenova Chen

I think the years I have spent in prison have been the most formative and important in my life because of the discipline, the…

— Jawaharlal Nehru

From kindergarten to college, certain teachers engaged my curiosity and motivated me to learn. While I was not the best student, their efforts left…

— George Lucas

I faced a certain amount of violence. It taught me that I had to learn to protect myself - and it made me stronger.…

— Daniela Vega

I look back upon my youth and realize how so many people gave me help, understanding, courage - very important things to me -…

— Albert Schweitzer

Learning how to contract your power and personality is of incredible importance.

— Daniel Lubetzky