Education Quotes

In Holland, they have come to precisely the same conclusion. There they have adopted a system of secular education, because they have found it impracticable to unite the religious bodies in any system of combined religious instruction.

Genius without education is like silver in the mine.

The notion that every well educated person would have a mastery of at least the basic elements of the humanities, sciences, and social sciences is a far cry from the specialized education that most students today receive, particularly in the research universities.

Education is a crutch with which the foolish attack the wise to prove that they are not idiots.

A State which has universal suffrage and a wide extension of the jury franchise, must qualify the people by education to rightly exercise the great powers with which they are invested.

Yeah, I'm a thrill seeker, but crikey, education's the most important thing.

About half my work in education is U.S. political reform around school districts and charter schools, and creating more room for entrepreneurial organizations to develop. And about half on technology, which I look at as a global platform.

If we do not provide education for every single American, we are consigning those without an education to second-class status.

A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.

In the course of her education she had gone through the history usually put into the hands of young people... now her ripened reason gave to her present study at least the advantage of novelty.

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.

This nation has been drifting back in comparison with the rest of the world for the last 20 years in education.

Americans are a decade behind Canada when it comes to sex education and understanding their bodies.

The Catholic Church - it's so difficult because I don't want say anything offensive but it makes me very angry that religious leaders from this faith have tried to respond negatively to sexual education and to the promotion of condom use.

Rewards and punishments are the lowest form of education.

The difference in the education of men and women must give the former great advantages over the latter, even where geniuses are equal.

Education is the foundation for all we do in life, it shapes who we are and what we aspire to be. Creativity fuels innovation, and it's what all states should strive to instill in the next generations.

I never got a formal education. So my intellect is my common sense. I don't have anything else going for me. And my common sense opens the door to instinct.

The West has been able to bring Afghanistan a much better health service, better education, better roads, a better economy, though some have benefited more; some have benefited less from that economic well-being in Afghanistan.

Education can lift individuals out of poverty and into rewarding careers.

Education is that whole system of human training within and without the school house walls, which molds and develops men.

There is a legitimate role for development education in the UK, but I do not believe these projects give the taxpayer value for money.

If you improve education by teaching for competence, eliminating schooling, and connecting with students, the test scores will improve.

Let them be reassured, it has never been one of our intentions to ban religion in society, but solely to protect the national education system from any conspicuous display of religious affiliation.

Even on education, his one accomplishment, the Leave No Child Behind Act, and he has left it unfunded.

Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.

The ultimate end of your education was to make you a good wife.

Growing up, I was encouraged to get a good education, get a real job doing something I enjoyed, and, should the opportunity present itself, consider public service as just that: a chance to serve, not an end in itself.

I have to teach myself. I kind of wish I'd continued with my education, but that's something I can do in the future.

Together we can and must fight for justice for our children and protect them from draconian tax cuts and budget choices that threaten their survival, education and preparation for the future. If they are not ready for tomorrow, neither is America.