Education Quotes
“It's commonly said that people who've been ill in childhood and who've had an upset education never really regret that they do. It means that you don't look at the world in the way that other people do, and if you were inclined to be a writer, that's a help.”
“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.”
-- Arne Duncan
“Real education should educate us out of self into something far finer into a selflessness which links us with all humanity.”
-- Nancy Astor
“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.”
-- Carol Bellamy
“Education and democracy have the same goal: the fullest possible development of human capabilities.”
-- Paul Wellstone
“When the students are occupied, they're not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a capital investment.”
-- Arlen Specter
“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.”
-- Barack Obama