I do not want to speak about overpopulation or birth control, but I think education is the way to give new impetus to the poverty question.
If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found time to conquer the world.
You're in a situation where you have limited education opportunities, you don't have any money, you can't get a job; what are you going to do? You're going to go back to this criminal network that you actually made while you were in prison.
I didn't go to high school, and I didn't go to grade school either. Education, I think, is for refinement and is probably a liability.
During my time as a state legislator, I've pushed for significant investment in public school districts. In Congress, I would look forward to increasing federal public investment in education through initiatives like Race to the Top.
In Congress, I'll work hard to encourage investment in education, particularly with respect to technology and bridging the digital divide.
The rising costs of higher education coupled with the stress of paying student loans are putting increasing pressure on students.
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 wit...
The West has been able to bring Afghanistan a much better health service, better education, better roads, a better economy, though some have benefited more; some have benefited less from that economic well-being in Afghanistan.
The highest result of education is tolerance.
Education of both men and women is a wonderful contraceptive.
I listen to Radio 4 all the time. I didn't go to university, so that's my further education.
What really disconcerts commentators, I suspect, is that when they read historical fiction, they feel their own lack of education may be exposed; they panic, because they don't know which bits are true.
Resolve to edge in a little reading every day, if it is but a single sentence. If you gain fifteen minutes a day, it will make itself felt at the end of the year.
Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men, the balance-wheel of the social machinery.
A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated.
Education is our only political safety. Outside of this ark all is deluge.
Our principal writers have nearly all been fortunate in escaping regular education.
The question is, will we continue to fight what may be a rearguard action to defend universal literacy as a central goal of our education system, or are we bold enough to see what's actually happening to our culture?
When I left South Africa in 1960 I was 20 years old. I wanted to try to get an education, and music education was not available for me in South Africa.
I am grateful for the great education at a public university that Germany gave me, and that - added to a little luck - allowed me to achieve. Education is the key to a career, and its basis has to be provided by government.
