Education Quotes
“Unfortunately, the real achievements of children on the ground became debased and devalued because Labor education secretaries sounded like Soviet commissars praising the tractor production figures when we know that those exams were not the rock-solid measures of achievement that children deserve.”
“My mother is a professor of early childhood education. When I was two she would say she knew I was going to be an actor.”
-- Matt Damon
“You know, in 1975 I couldn't get a job in New York City because I was American. The kitchens were predominantly run by French, Swiss, German, and basically I got laughed at. I had education, I had experience, but got laughed at because I was American.”
-- Emeril Lagasse
“Poverty does not cause violence and terrorism. Lack of education does not cause terrorism.”
-- John O. Brennan
“Education makes children less dependent upon others and opens doors to better jobs and career possibilities.”
-- Solomon Ortiz
“The most important thing we can do is inspire young minds and to advance the kind of science, math and technology education that will help youngsters take us to the next phase of space travel.”
-- John Glenn