“You can learn for your own sake, and that's fine, but if you come to U...” — Sebastian Thrun Quote

“You can learn for your own sake, and that's fine, but if you come to Udacity, you learn because you want someone else to understand what you learned.”

“Many students learn best by doing. But because classrooms force the same pace on all students, they limit the degree to which students can truly learn through trial and error. Instead, lectures still force many students to follow material passively and in lockstep pace.”

“Horizontal meetings are team or project meetings, set up to coordinate individual activities. When I worked in a large tech company, those meetings just popped up in my calendar by the dozen.”

“I am never going to write for the sake of writing.”

“I actually don't know anyone who wants to be famous for fame's sake, at least not anyone I respect. But you need to have a certain amount of power in order to be able to do what you want.”

“I want my kids to see me as Dad, for God's sake, not a television personality.”