“Napoleon was probably the equal at least of Washington in intellect, his superior in education. Both of them were successful in serving the state.”

“I am persuaded, that if any attempt is made to improve the education of the poor, and such an unmanly spirit should guide the resolution of a society or committee for that purpose, it would render the design abortive.”

“I think that every child grows up with the ideas that what we are given, is our society. Your education, and your mother and father, they tell you this is how it is, but then you hit adolescence and you think, 'Is it? Why? Why is it like that?' Sometimes that questioning leads to something more.”

“We discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being.”

“Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious.”

“And I also thought that Richard Nixon was the greatest political education we have ever had, but it looks like we need to relearn them again.”

“True education is concerned not only with practical goals but also with values. Our aims assure us of our material life, our values make possible our spiritual life.”

“Brands must have a point of view on that purposeful engagement, whether it's directed towards the environment, poverty, water as a resource or causes such as breast cancer or education. Merely declaring your commitment to a category or cause will not be enough the distinguish your brand sufficiently to see a return on these well-intended efforts.”

“My votes against the education bill and my votes against the Medicare bill got huge play at home.”

“You need education. You need subsistence protection. We need jobs and social security. These are preconditions under which it will perhaps be possible to deal with these complex circumstances.”

“Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill.”

“My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.”

“What good is my parents' wealth and education and upbringing if I'm not contributing to the world?”

“Economists report that a college education adds many thousands of dollars to a man's lifetime income - which he then spends sending his son to college.”

“I think the whole system of education would change if I were in charge and had the ability to make changes. I don't think I would keep Princeton exactly being Princeton.”

“It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.”

“I definitely had a top-notch education.”

“Religion is not only a part of education, an element of humanity, but the center of everything else, always the first and the ultimate, the absolutely original.”

“If bringing up the next generation is important, why aren't they the best qualified, the best paid? Why aren't we as concerned about their career progression as we are about those who work in the education or health services?”

“Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.”

“I am playing the violin, that's all I know, nothing else, no education, no nothing. You just practice every day.”