“My parents grew up working class, but in that way that working class families do, they spent a fortune on education to better me.”

“In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards.”

“But I like going to church. If you've been brought up in the Church of England, it feels like visiting an elderly relative. And I think it's important that part of the kids' education is knowing about the Bible.”

“When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course.”

“My parents are very hard working people who did everything they could for their children. I have two brothers and they worked dog hard to give us an education and provide us with the most comfortable life possible. My dad provided for his family daily. So, yes, that is definitely in my DNA.”

“My wife wanted my children to have some Chinese culture and education. She believes the children need to learn two languages and two cultures.”

“I would support a devolution of power out of Washington for education, health care, transportation.”

“In Britain, the centrally prescribed welfare to work system short-changes the young unemployed. Transport, housing and education are over centralised.”

“But to me the bottom line is the more education you can give yourself, and the more preparation you can do, the less chance of failing.”

“Anyone who tries to make a distinction between education and entertainment doesn't know the first thing about either.”

“The smartest thing we can do to create high-wage jobs and grow our economy is to keep our focus on education.”

“I don't imagine Heads of Government would ever be able to say I'm not an economist therefore I can't take decisions on matters of the economy I'm not a soldier I can't take decisions on matters of defence I'm not an educationist so I can't take decisions about education.”

“State governments generate less revenue in a recession. As state leaders struggle to make up for lost revenue, legislatures tend to cut funding for higher education. Colleges, in turn, answer these funding cuts with tuition hikes.”

“Real education should educate us out of self into something far finer into a selflessness which links us with all humanity.”

“Here once again education is crucial, it enables children to be become more aware of their rights and to exercise them in a respectful manner which helps them shape their own future.”

“Education and democracy have the same goal: the fullest possible development of human capabilities.”

“When the students are occupied, they're not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a capital investment.”

“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.”

“Education has for its object the formation of character.”

“Scientific research and other studies have demonstrated that arts education can enhance American students' math and language skills and improve test scores which in turn increase chances of higher education and good jobs in the future.”

“Let's not leave an educational vacuum to be filled by religious extremists who go to families who have no other option and offer meals, housing and some form of education. If we are going to combat extremism then we must educate those very same children.”