Education Quotes

One of the benefits of a bad education is the constant pleasure of discovery.

If you don't want to be a teacher, you'd better get off this planet.

Other countries have outeducated us. They have made this a priority. And a big part of what I'm trying to do, frankly, is raise the profile of education and get America to wake up.

A postsecondary education is the ticket to economic success in America.

Very simple ideas lie within the reach only of complex minds.

City Year is taking on some of the toughest work in education.

Education ought to be affordable for everybody. That only advances a society.

What's got me excited about the education space is the growth of the Internet over the next 10, 20, 30 years.

Just know what you're talking about and if you don't, look it up. Education.

My goal is more youth oriented. I'm super big on education, I was in school to be an elementary education teacher so I'm starting to build schools, getting supplies in schools in Nicaragua.

I'm not a policy expert - I am only arguing that there is more to an education than an economic ticket.

The best education for a writer, I think, is to read a lot - college can be a good place to do that.

The sum and substance of education is the right training that effectually leads the soul of the child at play on to the love of the calling in its adult life.

School is one thing. Education is another. The two don’t always overlap. Whether you’re in school or not, it’s always your job to get yourself an education.

There is more in the education of children than the everlasting iteration of the word "don't!"

You don't have to be a genius to find the hidden potential deep in your mind.

All education is self-discovery.

The teacher left her wisdom, in the minds of lots of children, and did her best to give them all a better start.

I know the author of my every breath, oh that's Jesus.

I do not think [poetry] is more, or less, necessary than food, shelter, health, education, decent working conditions. It is as necessary.

I had no education in filmmaking. I started with a 8mm camera. I made 34 films, and little by little I gained more experience in filming.

It has been said that knowledge is power. We need to strengthen education systems so that young people can benefit from cultural diversity, and not be victimized by those who exploit differences.

Reading is the gateway skill that makes all other learning possible

We'll build new ties of trade and of commerce, culture and education that unleash the potential of the Iraqi people.

It's time to put country ahead of party. It's time to put the next generation ahead of the next election.

Cutting our education budget, that's not a smart choice. That will not help America compete with China.

Germany, South Korea - these are all countries that are investing massively in education. We've got to do the same thing in America.

Rather, my perceptions about how we solve problems in health care or education span across a whole range of areas. And I want to try to capture that complexity.

What has made America the wealthiest, most successful country on Earth historically has been our commitment to education.

I want to make sure America has got the best education system in the world. And we're retaining our workers for the jobs of tomorrow.

I think it is important that we are targeting HIV/AIDS resources into the communities where we're seeing the highest growth rates. That means education and prevention, particularly with young people.

We measure success and depth by length of time, but it is possible to have a deep relationship that doesn't always stay the same.

The best education is to be had at a price, as well as the best broadcloth.

School is about two parts ABCs to fifty parts Where Do I Stand in the Great Pecking Order of Humankind.

His great passion for education and [making sure] people have an opportunity. Of course that's what came out of the George Mitchell Institute and his scholarships in those high schools.

Just like my father, I've always loved education. In school I was a member of the honor society.

Ohio's students deserve a first-class education appropriate for the 21st century, not Sunday School lessons masquerading as science.

Education - lifelong education for everyone - from toddlers to workers well advanced in their careers - is indeed an excellent investment for individuals and society as a whole.

If frequency with which you cite an education credential does not decrease over the course of your life, you’re not accomplishing very much.

I'm ashamed and embarrassed to say that I've read very little of David Foster Wallace's work. It's a huge gap in my education, one of many.

I have been at my book; and am now past the craggy paths of study, and come to the flowery plains of honour and reputation

The education system should teach us about money; it's an incredibly big subject. I run into people all the time that don't have the first clue of what they should do about money.

Being a doctor at Johns Hopkins does not make me any better in God's sight than the individual who has not had the opportunity to gain such an education but who still works hard.

Education is a fundamental principle of what made America a success. We can't afford to throw any young people away.

Education in the West, particularly higher education in America, has lost the ability to see the universe from very far away.

Nature is more powerful than education; time will develop everything.

Nature is stronger than education.

We were arguing about what was good to deal with making education fairer, diverse and more American. We were not arguing about where black scientists get a good education.

The only time a question should be asked is when all other possibilities of finding the answer for yourself have been eliminated.

My hope and wish is that one day, formal education will pay attention to what I call 'education of the heart'.