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" Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed. "

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" Education in the light of present-day knowledge and need calls for some spirited and creative innovations both in the substance and the purpose of current pedagogy. "

" In terms of the actual curriculum for management education, my own view is very simple-minded: The world is incredibly complex, it changes all the time, and we should not even hope that we could create a general model that accurately describes the world in all its possible states. "

" A sincere diplomat is like dry water or wooden iron. "

" The older I grow the more I see the influence of my family on my life. I didn't always see it. It was up to our parents to see that we had our education in a town that hadn't yet realized what racial prejudice was but actually knew and practiced it on occasion. "

Katherine Dunham

" An educated person is one who has learned that information almost always turns out to be at best incomplete and very often false, misleading, fictitious, mendacious - just dead wrong. "

" What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul. "

" For every challenge we face - unemployment, poverty, crime, income growth, income inequality, productivity, competitiveness - a great education is a major component of the solution. "

" I grew up in a very progressive family and with a great educational system, and I asked myself, 'Why doesn't everybody have these opportunities for a good education? So why not give back to these kids who didn't grow up with the same privileges I had?' "

" You can educate yourself right out of a relationship with God. "

Tammy Faye Bakker

" A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read. "

" I also tell them that your education can take you way farther than a football, baseball, track, or basketball will - that's just the bottom line. "

" We look for people who demonstrate perseverance in the face of challenges, the ability to influence and motivate others - people who want to work relentlessly to ensure that kids who are facing the challenges of poverty have an excellent education. "

" In the Soviet army it takes more courage to retreat than advance. "

" I would like all French children to have unlimited opportunities opened up for them as French minister of education. "

Najat Vallaud-Belkacem

" Unfortunately, I have been a little disappointed that we have issues out there like traditional marriage, abortion, school education, and we have so much silence from the black community, from black preachers, because they understand first hand the impact of all that. "

" Education forms the common mind. Just as the twig is bent, the tree's inclined. "

" Education is a precondition to survival in America today. "

Marian Wright Edelman

" Man can and does rationalize his sins. He finds reasons for all his weakness, invents excuses that first calm and then deaden his conscience. He blames God, society, education, and environment for his wrong doing. "

Mother Angelica

" I trust no one, not even myself. "

" Federal government has forced a one-size-fits-all model on our education system. "

" If you know how to read, you have a complete education about life, then you know how to vote within a democracy. But if you don't know how to read, you don't know how to decide. That's the great thing about our country - we're a democracy of readers, and we should keep it that way. "

" I think an education is not only important, it is the most important thing you can do with your life. "

" Healthcare as a human right, it means that every child, no matter where you are born, should have access to a college or trade-school education if they so choose it, and I think no person should be homeless if we can have public structures and public policy to allow for people to have homes and food and lead a dignified life in the United States. "

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

" The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. "

" I believe in one thing only, the power of human will. "

" Positive thinking is the key to success in business, education, pro football, anything that you can mention. I go out there thinking that I'm going to complete every pass. "

" Education must not simply teach work - it must teach Life. "

W. E. B. Du Bois

" Like education, healthcare also needs to be given importance. "

" One of the greatest obstacles to escaping poverty is the staggering cost of higher education. "

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