“I also found that for myself, since I've had no religious education, it was so interesting to see the different versions of heaven and what life on earth means.”
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“The present structure of rewards in high schools produces a response on the part of an adolescent social system which effectively impedes the process of education.”
“I scored a 910 on my SAT. I didn't care about education. I don't know what I cared about.”
“Because if you don't have a great workforce, a great higher education system, you're not going to have the next eBay, the next AmGen, the next, you know, Miasole, and not only California but America is going to fall behind a whole new competitive context which is obviously China, India, and other countries.”
“You can't stand for too many things. You can't use the bully pulpit for too many things. So, I promise you, every day, I am going to talk about jobs, spending, and education.”
“It's commonly said that people who've been ill in childhood and who've had an upset education never really regret that they do. It means that you don't look at the world in the way that other people do, and if you were inclined to be a writer, that's a help.”
“I think we spend too much on K-12 education a.k.a. teachers' salaries. It's the only industry where you never see any productivity increases.”
“I'd like to work with kids in special education - younger kids.”
“I think the most important issue for all of us is our economy and jobs and creating opportunities for young people to be able to get the education that you need to be able to afford to go to college.”
“When they favor the access of other people to education and health care, the countries of the North not only demonstrate generosity or solidarity, but also implement the principles of respecting and promoting human rights.”
“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.”
“I think of it as a good opportunity to let, in particular, school kids know that this job and other interesting jobs in science and engineering are open to anyone who works hard in school and gets a good education and studies math and science. And that it's not just for a select group of people.”
“My parents always made education and school the number one priority. They believed that an education is the best gift you can give to your child.”
“The message of women's liberation is that women can love each other and ourselves against our degrading education.”
“The Recovery plan will put money in the pockets of the American worker, create and save millions of new jobs and invest in crucial areas such as health care, education, energy independence and a new infrastructure.”
“We're failing our children with education, we're failing our environment.”
“I'm committed to universal health coverage and education.”
“I am a firm believer in education and have worked very hard to tell young Latinos that they must go to college and that, if possible, they should pursue an advanced degree. I am convinced that education is the great equalizer.”
“Good education means learning to read, write and most importantly learn how to learn so that you can be whatever you want to be when you grow up.”
“I realized that I would have some very tough sledding, and I was very discouraged because I didn't see much hope of getting into the field I wanted to get into with no college education.”
“It was depressing, very depressing. I worried about how I would make a living. I didn't want to stay on the farm. It didn't offer the challenge I wanted and yet, without a college education, I felt that I was really out of luck.”
“My job is to make sure that if you're a family in Florida, your children can get a good education and you have the opportunity for a job. That's my job and that's what I think about every day.”
“Unless we make education a priority, an entire generation of Americans could miss out on the American dream.”
“I do think that a general liberal arts education is very important, particularly in an uncertain changing world.”