Education Quotes

Small: Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it
"Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it"
Stephen Vizinczey
Small: We are looking for ways to decrease the dropout rate. I am pretty sure, if we eliminate career and technical e
"We are looking for ways to decrease the dropout rate. I am pretty sure, if we eliminate career and technical education, we are going to increase the dropout rate"
Michael Enzi, Politician
Small: We really shouldnt be running education like a supermarket where you compare prices
"We really shouldn't be running education like a supermarket where you compare prices"
Shirley Williams, Politician
Small: My childhood was safe and sane. No abuse and no traumas. I was surrounded by a large and loving family who tau
Ronnie James Dio
"My childhood was safe and sane. No abuse and no traumas. I was surrounded by a large and loving family who taught me the importance of hard work and a meaningful education"
Ronnie James Dio, Musician
Small: Women ought to feel a peculiar sympathy in the colored mans wrong, for, like him, she has been accused of ment
"Women ought to feel a peculiar sympathy in the colored man's wrong, for, like him, she has been accused of mental inferiority, and denied the privileges of a liberal education"
Angelina Grimke, Activist
Small: It was clear to me that the forms of consciousness of our inherited and acquired historical education - aesthe
"It was clear to me that the forms of consciousness of our inherited and acquired historical education - aesthetic consciousness and historical consciousness - presented alienated forms of our true historical being"
Hans-Georg Gadamer, Philosopher
Small: Few things are as essential as education
"Few things are as essential as education"
Walter Annenberg, Businessman
Small: The Committee supports the idea that there should be, within the University of California, a campus which puts
"The Committee supports the idea that there should be, within the University of California, a campus which puts particular emphasis on the education of undergraduates within the framework of a College system"
Abraham Robinson, Mathematician
Small: No one bill will cure the problem of spam. It will take a combined effort of legislation, litigation, enforcem
David Baker
"No one bill will cure the problem of spam. It will take a combined effort of legislation, litigation, enforcement, customer education, and technology solutions"
David Baker, Composer
Small: I was born in Paris in 1950. I had a strict upper-class Catholic education but I never really fitted in the sy
"I was born in Paris in 1950. I had a strict upper-class Catholic education but I never really fitted in the system and revolted against it quite early"
Francois Gautier, Writer
Small: Looking back, I realize that nurturing curiosity and the instinct to seek solutions are perhaps the most impor
"Looking back, I realize that nurturing curiosity and the instinct to seek solutions are perhaps the most important contributions education can make"
Paul Berg, Scientist
Small: I had had a classical education prior to that
"I had had a classical education prior to that"
Skitch Henderson, Musician
Small: I didnt go to high school, and I didnt go to grade school either. Education, I think, is for refinement and is
"I didn't go to high school, and I didn't go to grade school either. Education, I think, is for refinement and is probably a liability"
H. L. Hunt, Businessman
Small: I would suggest maintaining a life and a career outside the Industry. This is a fickle business and a lousy on
"I would suggest maintaining a life and a career outside the Industry. This is a fickle business and a lousy one to make a steady living in, so it's important to have a good family, friends, job and education to fall back on"
Fred Savage, Actor
Small: In Mexico, theater is very underground, so if youre a theater actor its very difficult to make a living.
"In Mexico, theater is very underground, so if you're a theater actor it's very difficult to make a living. But it's also a very beautiful pathway to knowledge and to an open education"
Gael Garcia Bernal, Actor
Small: I think that you have to do everything you can do to empower girls when they are young, from their education,
"I think that you have to do everything you can do to empower girls when they are young, from their education, to their successful independence, to their sexual self-knowledge"
Susie Bright, Writer
Small: If you take any world problem, any issue on the planet, the solution to that problem certainly includes educat
"If you take any world problem, any issue on the planet, the solution to that problem certainly includes education. In education, the roadblock is the laptop"
Nicholas Negroponte, Businessman
Small: My education was doing good plays and also stinkers. When you do a stinker, you learn how to act. I like havin
"My education was doing good plays and also stinkers. When you do a stinker, you learn how to act. I like having to audition. It's nice to do rehearsals. But it's with an audience that you get to love it!"
Jeffrey Tambor, Actor
Small: The worst education which teaches self-denial, is better than the best which teaches everything else, and not
"The worst education which teaches self-denial, is better than the best which teaches everything else, and not that"
John Sterling, Entertainer
Small: My parents discussed singing every night over the dinner table I had a tremendous music education
"My parents discussed singing every night over the dinner table; I had a tremendous music education"
Renee Fleming, Musician
Small: The focus of tolerance education is to deal with the concept of equality and fairness. We need to establish co
"The focus of tolerance education is to deal with the concept of equality and fairness. We need to establish confidence with children that there is more goodness than horror in this world"
Morris Dees, Lawyer
Small: I think education is one of the greatest tools for most kids not only to expand their book knowledge, but thei
Will Estes
"I think education is one of the greatest tools for most kids not only to expand their book knowledge, but their ability to experience new things - I think it opens more doors than any other experience I can think of"
Will Estes, Actor
Small: Governors of both political parties face a stark choice between unpopular tax increases and drastic cuts in Me
Bill Delahunt
"Governors of both political parties face a stark choice between unpopular tax increases and drastic cuts in Medicaid, education, public safety and other essential services"
Bill Delahunt, Politician
Small: We have a large underclass in Britain, and a fairly low standard of education. Our best universities are extre
"We have a large underclass in Britain, and a fairly low standard of education. Our best universities are extremely good, but a very significant proportion of the British population that comes out of compulsory schooling with very low standards of education"
Nigel Short, Celebrity
Small: After completing a Delaware State education, they were afforded opportunities beyond anything they might have
"After completing a Delaware State education, they were afforded opportunities beyond anything they might have imagined - and they opened doors for themselves that surely would have remained closed if they only had a high school education"
Michael N. Castle, Politician
Small: Public education is an investment in our future
"Public education is an investment in our future"
Matt Blunt, Politician
Small: No one can get an education, for of necessity education is a continuing process
"No one can get an education, for of necessity education is a continuing process"
Louis L'Amour, Author
Small: I wil not compare the education of an ancient Spartan with that of a British nobleman
"I wil not compare the education of an ancient Spartan with that of a British nobleman"
Thomas Day, Author
Small: Im very jealous of my daughters education. Shes been inspired by her teachers, and nobody inspired me as a tee
"I'm very jealous of my daughter's education. She's been inspired by her teachers, and nobody inspired me as a teenager"
Jenny Eclair, Comedian
Small: I only had a high school education and believe me, I had to cheat to get that
"I only had a high school education and believe me, I had to cheat to get that"
Sparky Anderson, Coach
Small: Inner city education must change. Our responsibility is not merely to provide access to knowledge we must prod
James L. Farmer, Jr.
"Inner city education must change. Our responsibility is not merely to provide access to knowledge; we must produce educated people"
James L. Farmer, Jr., Activist
Small: We have a responsibility to ensure that every individual has the opportunity to receive a high-quality educati
"We have a responsibility to ensure that every individual has the opportunity to receive a high-quality education, from prekindergarten to elementary and secondary, to special education, to technical and higher education and beyond"
Jim Jeffords, Politician
Small: Civic education and civic responsibility should be taught in elementary school
Donna Brazile
"Civic education and civic responsibility should be taught in elementary school"
Donna Brazile, Politician
Small: Research has shown time and time again that infants who receive the high-quality child care and early educatio
"Research has shown time and time again that infants who receive the high-quality child care and early education programs do better in school, have more developed social skills, and display fewer behavior problems"
Judy Biggert, Politician
Small: I did get a very fine education, and not just in science. It took some pressure on the part of my elders to co
"I did get a very fine education, and not just in science. It took some pressure on the part of my elders to convince me that I really should take an interest in humanities"
Joshua Lederberg, Scientist
Small: The ability to think straight, some knowledge of the past, some vision of the future, some skill to do useful
"The ability to think straight, some knowledge of the past, some vision of the future, some skill to do useful service, some urge to fit that service into the well-being of the community - these are the most vital things education must try to produce"
Virginia Gildersleeve, Celebrity
Small: The promise of education reform can never be fulfilled without adequate funding, and by shortchanging our scho
"The promise of education reform can never be fulfilled without adequate funding, and by shortchanging our schools, President Bush is breaking his promise to our children"
Joe Lieberman, Politician
Small: Americans are a decade behind Canada when it comes to sex education and understanding their bodies
"Americans are a decade behind Canada when it comes to sex education and understanding their bodies"
Sue Johanson, Writer
Small: You can expect to find these four priorities - education, economic vitality, efficiency in government and the
"You can expect to find these four priorities - education, economic vitality, efficiency in government and the protection of families - woven into my decisions as Governor. They will serve as my compass as I work with you to chart a future course for our state"
Dave Heineman, Politician
Small: My father had very little formal education
"My father had very little formal education"
Daniel Berrigan, Clergyman
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