“My dad grew up in a working-class Jewish neighbourhood, and I got a scholarship from my dad's union to go to college. I went there to get an education, not as an extension of privilege.”

“I had become increasingly concerned in recent years about the lack of civics education in our nation's schools. In recent years, the schools have stopped teaching it. And it's unfortunate.”

“Education is a wonderful thing. If you couldn't sign your name you'd have to pay cash.”

“By climbing a steeper road, the value and appreciation Delaware State students took and continue to take from their education and their experiences is just as great, if not greater, than students attending ivy league schools.”

“The gap in education in this country, the unfairness of the schools, is one of the great unfairness in this society.”

“Smart businesses do not look at labor costs alone anymore. They do look at market access, transportation, telecommunications infrastructure and the education and skill level of the workforce, the development of capital and the regulatory market.”

“You see, some non-Catholic friends of mine have questioned the depth of my faith because of the fact that I have a good education.”

“Experts tell us that 90% of all brain development occurs by the age of five. If we don't begin thinking about education in the early years, our children are at risk of falling behind by the time they start Kindergarten.”

“Pell Grants are, and have been, critically important tools in making higher education a possibility for lower- and middle-income students.”