Education Quotes - Page 4

Many of the libertarian entrepreneurs who only want the government to leave them alone have simply forgotten how important government research, public education, and immigration policy are to Silicon Valley's long-term success.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

Education is not an end to itself. You need to know algebra but also how to navigate the world.

Life isn't all beer and skittles, but beer and skittles, or something better of the same sort, must form a good part of every Englishman's education.

My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors.

Segregation has no place in the education system.

The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values.

Education is the antidote to poverty.

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.

As people do better, they start voting like Republicans - unless they have too much education and vote Democratic, which proves there can be too much of a good thing.

The rising costs of higher education coupled with the stress of paying student loans are putting increasing pressure on students.

Our higher education system is one of the things that makes America exceptional. There's no place else that has the assets we do when it comes to higher education. People from all over the world aspire to come here and study here. And that is a good thing.

You can accomplish anything, if you are focused and determined, believe in yourself, and get education and certifications that will give you confidence.

On the diffusion of education among the people rest the preservation and perpetuation of our free institutions.

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

Standardized testing is at cross purposes with many of the most important purposes of public education. It doesn't measure big-picture learning, critical thinking, perseverance, problem solving, creativity or curiosity, yet those are the qualities great teaching brings out in a student.

Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments.

Jawaharlal Nehru did a huge amount for education in India.

In true education, anything that comes to our hand is as good as a book: the prank of a page- boy, the blunder of a servant, a bit of table talk - they are all part of the curriculum.

I believe that any type of education can be great, but an education about ourselves can create something wonderful. I am a comedian, but people have called me a motivational speaker. I don't really consider myself that at all.

Think about it: Every educated person is not rich, but almost every education person has a job and a way out of poverty. So education is a fundamental solution to poverty.

I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to me to be built up on the supposition that every child is a kind of idiot who must be taught to think.

I give the children education.

An education is not so much about making a living as making a person.

Education is a private matter between the person and the world of knowledge and experience, and has little to do with school or college.

The benefits of prison education go beyond lowering recidivism rates and increasing post-release employment. It can also rekindle a sense of purpose and confidence.

By the early seventeenth century, a new consensus began to arise: the idea that man was born incompetent for society and remained so unless he was provided with 'education.'

Because I've never had any higher education of any sort, I've never held in awe those who have had it or have a sense of superiority over those who don't.

Through hard work and education, we can deliver a strong economy and opportunity for all.

The progress of the world depends almost entirely upon education.