"Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it"

"Education is a private matter between the person and the world of knowledge and experience, and has little to do with school or college"

"Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten"

"The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows"

"A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm"

"To separate children from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone"

"Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run"

"Creating the kind of connections between people that lead to collective civic action, political expression, community dialogue, shared cultural experiences"

"Genius without education is like silver in the mine"

"How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it"

"I tell students that the opportunities I had were a result of having a good educational background. Education is what allows you to stand out"