Education Quotes
“My father is a real idealist, and he's all about learning. If I asked for a pair of Nikes growing up, it was just a resounding 'No.' But if I asked for a saxophone, one would appear and next day and I'd be signed up for lessons. So anything to do with education or learning, my father would spare no expense.”
“Research shows that children do better in school and are less likely to drop out when fathers are involved. Engaged parents can strengthen communities, mentor and tutor students, and demonstrate through their actions how much they value their children's education.”
-- Arne Duncan
“Illegal immigration is crisis for our country. It is an open door for drugs, criminals, and potential terrorists to enter our country. It is straining our economy, adding costs to our judicial, healthcare, and education systems.”
-- Timothy Murphy
“It would be nice if education was free to everyone who wanted it, but that's not the world we live in.”
-- Glenda Jackson
“In the world of language, or in other words in the world of art and liberal education, religion necessarily appears as mythology or as Bible.”
-- Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
“Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run.”
-- Mark Twain
“I am sure my fellow-scientists will agree with me if I say that whatever we were able to achieve in our later years had its origin in the experiences of our youth and in the hopes and wishes which were formed before and during our time as students.”
-- Felix Bloch