Education Quotes

Small: The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one
"The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one"
Malcolm Forbes, Publisher
Small: If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesnt need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education
Jim Rohn
"If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around"
Jim Rohn, Businessman
Small: I wanted to further my education, so I went on to get a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and came back and serv
Marc Garneau
"I wanted to further my education, so I went on to get a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and came back and served about ten years in the Canadian Navy as what we call a combat systems engineer"
Marc Garneau, Astronaut
Small: Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Dont just stand there, make it
Lee Iacocca
"Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen"
Lee Iacocca, Businessman
Small: Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is
Isaac Asimov
"Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is"
Isaac Asimov, Scientist
Small: A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education
Theodore Roosevelt
"A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education"
Theodore Roosevelt, President
Small: A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car but if he has a university education, he may s
Theodore Roosevelt
"A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad"
Theodore Roosevelt, President
Small: The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values
"The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values"
William S. Burroughs, Writer
Small: The family teaches us about the importance of knowledge, education, hard work and effort. It teaches us about
"The family teaches us about the importance of knowledge, education, hard work and effort. It teaches us about enjoying ourselves, having fun, keeping fit and healthy"
Kamisese Mara, Statesman
Small: Education is the methodical creation of the habit of thinking
Ernest Dimnet
"Education is the methodical creation of the habit of thinking"
Ernest Dimnet, Priest
Small: In the world of language, or in other words in the world of art and liberal education, religion necessarily ap
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
"In the world of language, or in other words in the world of art and liberal education, religion necessarily appears as mythology or as Bible"
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel, Poet
Small: Versatility of education can be found in our best poetry, but the depth of mankind should be found in the phil
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
"Versatility of education can be found in our best poetry, but the depth of mankind should be found in the philosopher"
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel, Poet
Small: The aim of a college education is to teach you to know a good man when you see one
William James
"The aim of a college education is to teach you to know a good man when you see one"
William James, Philosopher
Small: A wise system of education will at last teach us how little man yet knows, how much he has still to learn
"A wise system of education will at last teach us how little man yet knows, how much he has still to learn"
John Lubbock, Statesman
Small: Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire
"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire"
William Butler Yeats, Poet
Small: The formal education that I received made little sense to me
Twyla Tharp
"The formal education that I received made little sense to me"
Twyla Tharp, Dancer
Small: Talk is by far the most accessible of pleasures. It costs nothing in money, it is all profit, it completes our
Robert Louis Stevenson
"Talk is by far the most accessible of pleasures. It costs nothing in money, it is all profit, it completes our education, founds and fosters our friendships, and can be enjoyed at any age and in almost any state of health"
Robert Louis Stevenson, Writer
Small: Tonight, you are hearing from the Democratic women of the Senate... We stand together on so many issues: econo
"Tonight, you are hearing from the Democratic women of the Senate... We stand together on so many issues: economic prosperity, quality education for all, protecting a woman's right to choose"
Barbara Boxer, Politician
Small: I think Democrats are right. We fight for the American dream, for the environment, for privacy rights, a woman
"I think Democrats are right. We fight for the American dream, for the environment, for privacy rights, a woman's right to choose, a good public education system"
Barbara Boxer, Politician
Small: I am a big believer in education, because when I grew up in Austria - when I grew up in Austria I had a great
Arnold Schwarzenegger
"I am a big believer in education, because when I grew up in Austria - when I grew up in Austria I had a great education. I had great teachers"
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Actor
Small: You know, nothing is more important than education, because nowhere are our stakes higher our future depends o
Arnold Schwarzenegger
"You know, nothing is more important than education, because nowhere are our stakes higher; our future depends on the quality of education of our children today"
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Actor
Small: Education is what remains when we have forgotten all that we have been taught
"Education is what remains when we have forgotten all that we have been taught"
George Savile, Politician
Small: True education is limited to those people who would die without knowing, whereas the masses in the institution
Bryant H. McGill
"True education is limited to those people who would die without knowing, whereas the masses in the institutions are merely going through the motions, for education is a way of living"
Bryant H. McGill, Author
Small: Education should prepare our minds to use its own powers of reason and conception rather than filling it with
Bryant H. McGill
"Education should prepare our minds to use its own powers of reason and conception rather than filling it with the accumulated misconceptions of the past"
Bryant H. McGill, Author
Small: There is not to be found, in all history, any miracle attested by a sufficient number of men, of such unquesti
David Hume
"There is not to be found, in all history, any miracle attested by a sufficient number of men, of such unquestioned good sense, education and learning, as to secure us against all delusion in themselves"
David Hume, Philosopher
Small: All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education
"All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education"
Walter Scott, Novelist
Small: For all my education, accomplishments, and so called wisdom... I cant fathom my own heart
"For all my education, accomplishments, and so called 'wisdom'... I can't fathom my own heart"
Michael Caine, Actor
Small: The aim of education is the knowledge not of facts but of values
William Ralph Inge
"The aim of education is the knowledge not of facts but of values"
William Ralph Inge, Clergyman
Small: An education which does not cultivate the will is an education that depraves the mind
"An education which does not cultivate the will is an education that depraves the mind"
Anatole France, Novelist
Small: An education isnt how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. Its being able to differen
"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't"
Anatole France, Novelist
Small: Education is that whole system of human training within and without the school house walls, which molds and de
"Education is that whole system of human training within and without the school house walls, which molds and develops men"
W. E. B. Du Bois, Writer
Small: Education comes from within you get it by struggle and effort and thought
Napoleon Hill
"Education comes from within; you get it by struggle and effort and thought"
Napoleon Hill, Writer
Small: When people are connected, we can just do some great things. They have the opportunity to get access to jobs,
Mark Zuckerberg
"When people are connected, we can just do some great things. They have the opportunity to get access to jobs, education, health, communications. We have the opportunity to bring the people we care about closer to us. It really makes a big difference"
Mark Zuckerberg, Businessman
Small: English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes its sheer luck, like getti
E. B. White
"English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street"
E. B. White, Writer
Small: Ignorance and a narrow education lay the foundation of vice, and imitation and custom rear it up
Mary Astell
"Ignorance and a narrow education lay the foundation of vice, and imitation and custom rear it up"
Mary Astell, Writer
Small: The great doctors all got their education off dirt pavements and poverty - not marble floors and foundations
Martin H. Fischer
"The great doctors all got their education off dirt pavements and poverty - not marble floors and foundations"
Martin H. Fischer, Author
Small: Head Start graduates are more likely to graduate from high school and less likely to need special education, r
"Head Start graduates are more likely to graduate from high school and less likely to need special education, repeat a grade, or commit crimes in adolescence"
Joe Baca, Politician
Small: Why has elegance found so little following? That is the reality of it. Elegance has the disadvantage, if thats
"Why has elegance found so little following? That is the reality of it. Elegance has the disadvantage, if that's what it is, that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it"
Edsger Dijkstra, Scientist
Small: I dont think anybody anywhere can talk about the future of their people or of an organization without talking
Wilma Mankiller
"I don't think anybody anywhere can talk about the future of their people or of an organization without talking about education. Whoever controls the education of our children controls our future"
Wilma Mankiller, Statesman
Small: Catholic schools in our Nations education have been paramount in teaching the values that we as parents seek t
"Catholic schools in our Nation's education have been paramount in teaching the values that we as parents seek to instill in our children"
Joe Baca, Politician