946 private quotes tagged education

“On the diffusion of education among the people rest the preservation and perpetuation of our free institutions.” — Daniel Webster

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“President Obama believes in a country where we invest in education, in roads and bridges, in science, and in the future so we can create new opportunities so the next kid can make it big and the kid afer that and the kid after that, that's what President Obama believes.” — Elizabeth Warren

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“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

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“Education is the transmission of civilization.” — Will Durant

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“The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place in which to spend one's leisure.” — Sydney J. Harris

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“Change is the end result of all true learning.” — Leo Buscaglia

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“The main failure of education is that it has not prepared people to comprehend matters concerning human destiny.” — Norman Cousins

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“It begins and ends with money. It's absurd in this day and age when we need so much money for education, health, for people, that a $100 million dollars can be spent on a film. It's obscene.” — Kathleen Turner

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“When I was four years old, my mother put me into a school for early music education where you get perfect pitch and harmony and composition.” — Yoko Ono

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“You can't legislate good will - that comes through education.” — Malcolm X

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“The government is not your salvation. The government is not your road to prosperity. Hard work, education will take you far beyond what any government program can ever promise.” — Mia Love

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“Academic qualifications are important and so is financial education. They're both important and schools are forgetting one of them.” — Robert Kiyosaki

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“A country like Belgium, or socialist countries in central Europe spend more money on art education than the United States, which is a really puzzling thought.” — Mikhail Baryshnikov

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“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.” — Ellen Ochoa

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“'No Child Left Behind' requires states and school districts to ensure that all students are learning and are reaching their highest potential. Special education students should not be left out of these accountability mechanisms.” — Dianne Feinstein

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“The truth is, in order to get things like universal health care and a revamped education system, then someone is going to have to give up a piece of their pie so that someone else can have more.” — Michelle Obama

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“I ain't got much education, but I got some sense.” — Loretta Lynn

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“To the uneducated, an A is just three sticks.” — A. A. Milne

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“Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.” — Barbara Jordan

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“Music - that's been my education. There's not a day that goes by that I take it for granted.” — Billie Joe Armstrong

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“When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory.” — Billy Joel

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“Because of the lack of education on AIDS, discrimination, fear, panic, and lies surrounded me.” — Ryan White

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“But I look at failure as education. In that respect, I am so well-educated.” — Kathy Ireland

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“All provisions of federal, state or local law requiring or permitting discrimination in public education must yield.” — Earl Warren

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“For-profit higher education is today a booming industry, feeding on the student loans handed out to the desperate.” — Thomas Frank

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