“Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom.”

“Few things are more important to each individual's future success or to our nation's prosperity than education.”

“I knew from a young age that I wanted to be an actor. I never even thought about other careers. The acting field is certainly not the path many Indian parents encourage their children to take, but mine were very supportive. They wanted me to have an education, but understood that this is what I wanted to do.”

“No man who worships education has got the best out of education... Without a gentle contempt for education no man's education is complete.”

“Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.”

“I've been working with the National Lung Health Education Program to raise awareness about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.”

“Now that virtually every career is an option for ambitious girls, it can no longer be considered regressive or reactionary to reintroduce discussion of marriage and motherhood to primary education. We certainly do not want to return to the simplistic duality of home economics classes for girls and wood shop for boys.”

“These are important reforms. Infrastructure, education, health, hospitals, closing the gap with indigenous Australians. Also the Apology to the first Australians. As Prime Minister of the country I am proud of each and every one of these achievements.”

“Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character.”