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" Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. "

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" Knowledge is not just the preserve of the educated elite. Just because someone has not had a formal education, that does not mean he does not have wisdom and common sense. "

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" I was the first tenured woman at Columbia. That was 1972; every law school was looking for its woman. Why? Because Stan Pottinger, who was then head of the office for civil rights of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, was enforcing the Nixon government contract program. "

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" Education, therefore, is a process of living and not a preparation for future living. "

" I think it is totally wrong and terribly harmful if education is defined as acquiring knowledge. "

William Glasser

" We must recognize the fact that adequate food is only the first requisite for life. For a decent and humane life, we must also provide an opportunity for good education, remunerative employment, comfortable housing, good clothing, and effective and compassionate medical care. "

" Scientific research and other studies have demonstrated that arts education can enhance American students' math and language skills and improve test scores which in turn increase chances of higher education and good jobs in the future. "

" I just thank my father and mother, my lucky stars, that I had the advantage of an education in the humanities. "

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" Real education is about genuine understanding and the ability to figure things out on your own; not about making sure every 7th grader has memorized all the facts some bureaucrats have put in the 7th grade curriculum. "

" You must get an education. You must go to school, and you must learn to protect yourself. And you must learn to protect yourself with the pen, and not the gun. "

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" Outright bans on plastic bags may not be the best solution, but education and incentives to get people to stop using them are necessary. "

" Education is hanging around until you've caught on. "

" We're first on executions. We're 49th in funding public education. We're in a race with Mississippi for the bottom, and we're winning. "

" In my house, education was the paramount value. And if you grew up in a neighborhood like mine, you were forced to decide early on what you stood for in life, because there were a lot of peer pressures that could take you the wrong way. "

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" Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind. "

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" I decided to start anew, to strip away what I had been taught. "

Georgia O'Keeffe

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

" Children need to get a high-quality education, avoid violence and the criminal-justice system, and gain jobs. But they deserve more. We want them to learn not only reading and math but fairness, caring, self-respect, family commitment, and civic duty. "

" Education must, be not only a transmission of culture but also a provider of alternative views of the world and a strengthener of the will to explore them. "

" I need a teacher quite as much as Helen. I know the education of this child will be the distinguishing event of my life, if I have the brains and perseverance to accomplish it. "

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" The developing world is full of entrepreneurs and visionaries, who with access to education, equity and credit would play a key role in developing the economic situations in their countries. "

" The arts, sciences, humanities, physical education, languages and maths all have equal and central contributions to make to a student's education. "

" Yes, we've still got more work to do. More work to do for every American still in need of a good job or a raise, paid leave or a decent retirement; for every child who needs a sturdier ladder out of poverty or a world-class education; for everyone who has not yet felt the progress of these past seven and a half years. "

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