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" Education is the movement from darkness to light. "

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" We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place. "

Public Education

" Standardization of our educational systems is apt to stamp out individualism and defeat the very ends of education by leveling the product down rather than up. "

" On the first day of school, my teacher, Miss Mdingane, gave each of us an English name and said that from thenceforth that was the name we would answer to in school. This was the custom among Africans in those days and was undoubtedly due to the British bias of our education. "

" It seems to me that at this time we need education in the obvious more than investigation of the obscure. "

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

" A high-quality public education can build much-needed skills and knowledge. It can help children reach their God-given potential. It can stabilize communities and democracies. It can strengthen economies. It can combat the kind of fear and despair that evolves into hatred. "

Randi Weingarten

" Nobody wants to pay higher taxes. But do you want your kids to get a good education? You have to pay for that. Do you want Medicare for senior citizens? I do. We have to pay for it. "

Shelley Berkley

" You could get an entire computer science education for free right now. "

Sebastian Thrun

" A system of education is not one thing, nor does it have a single definite object, nor is it a mere matter of schools. Education is that whole system of human training within and without the school house walls, which molds and develops men. "

W. E. B. Du Bois

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

" The paradox of education is precisely this - that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated. "

James A. Baldwin

" You can't have a competitive, egalitarian meritocracy if only some of your citizens have the opportunity for a good education. "

" I don't think there should be more gun control. I think there should be more education. "

" People say Malala's voice is being sold to the world. But I see it as Malala's voice reaching the world and resonating globally. You should think about what is behind Malala's voice. What is she saying? I am only talking about education, women's rights, and peace. "

Malala Yousafzai

" If education is protection to life, you will realize that it is necessary that education accompany life during its whole course. "

Maria Montessori

" Martial arts should be part of every girl's education. "

" Only Socrates knew, after a lifetime of unceasing labor, that he was ignorant. Now every high-school student knows that. How did it become so easy? "

" See, that's why Barack's running: to end the war in Iraq responsibly - to build an economy that lifts every family, to make sure health care is available for every American - and to make sure that every child in this nation has a world-class education all the way from preschool to college. "

" One of the most compelling arguments for encouraging the education of girls, particularly in developing countries, is this: Education enables jobs, jobs are a source of economic growth, and economic growth is a key to development and stability. "

" We are like ignorant shepherds living on a site where great civilizations once flourished. The shepherds play with the fragments that pop up to the surface, having no notion of the beautiful structures of which they were once a part. "

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

Tammy Faye Bakker

" Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned. "

" The best escalator to opportunity in America is education. "

Nicholas Kristof

" As an educator myself, I understand the profound effect that good teachers and a quality education have on the lives of our young people. "

" For all my education, accomplishments, and so called 'wisdom'... I can't fathom my own heart. "

" We have lots of evidence that putting investments in early childhood education, even evidence from very hard-nosed economists, is one of the very best investments that the society can possibly make. And yet we still don't have public support for things like preschools. "

" I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message. "

" The problem is that we are trying to prepare people for the new economy using a higher education system built for the old economy. As a result, many high-skilled, high-paying industries suffer from a shortage of labor, while too many low-paying industries suffer from a surplus. "

" Our growing national debt is a threat to our national defense and to our domestic priorities, including research and development, education, health care, and investments in our economic growth. "

" One of the over-riding things for many who grow up in poverty is the simple desire to escape. I think it was sort of obvious to me that escape had to be through education. "

Mildred S. Dresselhaus

" Not long ago, women in Afghanistan were required by Taliban leadership to be covered nearly head-to-toe and were barely allowed to leave the home; that young Afghan women today are not only accessing an education but are able to meet young people from around the world and cheer on a robot of their own making is something beautiful. "

Kristen Soltis Anderson