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
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. – Aristotle
Teachers say their schools of education did not adequately prepare them for the classroom. They would have welcomed more mentoring and feedback in their early years. – Arne Duncan
I think an education is beneficial, but whether it takes an education to be successful in the arts is a whole other question. – Isaiah Mustafa
The paradox of education is precisely this – that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated. – James A. Baldwin
It’s not how much you spend, it’s how you spend it. We have been putting a lot of money into education in the state of Nevada, and it’s gotten us to 50th in the country in graduation rates. We needed more accountability in our system. – Brian Sandoval
Poor people, people of color – especially are much more likely to be found in prison than in institutions of higher education. – Angela Davis
When I started Go Daddy, I tried many things – like building networks and selling education – and none of it panned out. I lost millions of dollars the first couple of years. I made a lot of wrong turns, but that’s the process of being successful in business. – Bob Parsons
I am a firm believer that upon release, ex-offenders should be afforded a second chance to become productive citizens by providing rehabilitation and education that will help them join the workforce. – Charles B. Rangel
To compete in a global economy, our students must continue their education beyond high school. To make this expectation a reality, we must give students the tools they need to succeed, including the opportunity to take a college entrance exam. – Jennifer Granholm
Education has not traditionally been a large concern in presidential elections, presumably because the president does not run schools. – Campbell Brown
I had a moment where I left journalism, and I started getting interested in this issue and writing about it, where I felt there was a right side and a wrong side around a lot of these issues relating to education. – Campbell Brown
Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth. – Chanakya
Public education must be viewed from the lens of providing each child with the learning environment that best meets his or her needs. If we can send a low-income child to a parochial school, knowing that his odds of attending college will increase as a result, then that should be our mission. – Jeb Bush
There is still a lot of misinformation being spread about higher education funding arrangements under the new Act. The students page on my website sets out the main points in the Act. – Anne Campbell
Education is the leading of human souls to what is best, and making what is best out of them. – John Ruskin
We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible. – Barack Obama
Learning is a result of listening, which in turn leads to even better listening and attentiveness to the other person. In other words, to learn from the child, we must have empathy, and empathy grows as we learn. – Alice Miller
Desire! That’s the one secret of every man’s career. Not education. Not being born with hidden talents. Desire. – Bobby Unser
My kid is seven years old and is learning to read and conjugate, but I don’t agree with that kind of education because I feel that the concepts are not contextualized… it’s interesting to try to make my kid a reflective boy, rather than just a repetitive boy, even if he doesn’t agree with me. – Ana Tijoux
Women and girls are disproportionately affected by landmines. They have different needs when it comes to education about risks. And they may face greater challenges when a family member is killed or injured. – Ban Ki-moon
Such schemes take money from people who can least afford to spend it to support an unneeded bureaucracy that eats money people thought they were providing for education. – Jesse Helms
I feel like in America, we don’t have a kid problem. You think about all these issues that these kids are dealing with, we have an adult problem. We have adults that do not place the priority on our kids to get a valuable education. – Alonzo Mourning
I wish I’d gone to a small liberal-arts college where I’d have read the great books instead of a large university where I majored in early-childhood education. – Judy Blume
If I had spent as much time in the weight room as I did designing football uniforms, I probably would have had a free college education. – John Malkovich
Education is the key to the future: You’ve heard it a million times, and it’s not wrong. Educated people have higher wages and lower unemployment rates, and better-educated countries grow faster and innovate more than other countries. But going to college is not enough. You also have to study the right subjects. – Alex Tabarrok
From education to broadband, from building roads and bridges to supporting the military, Barack Obama is delivering for North Carolina. And he is delivering for America. A growing middle class is the foundation for a strong America. – Bev Perdue
