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" It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense. "

Robert Green Ingersoll

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" Religion is not theory - it is life. It is not intellectual conviction - it is divine humanity, and nothing else. "

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" Education is indoctrination if you're white - subjugation if you're black. "

James A. Baldwin

" In the long run, your human capital is your main base of competition. Your leading indicator of where you're going to be 20 years from now is how well you're doing in your education system. "

" It is well to read everything of something, and something of everything. "

" 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

" 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. "

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" The foundation of every state is the education of its youth. "

" Those parts of history that would undermine the vision of the Left - which prevails in our education system from elementary school to postgraduate study - are not likely to get much attention. "

" The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education. "

Albert Einstein

" How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it. "

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" Public education is our greatest pathway to opportunity in America. So we need to invest in and strengthen our public universities today, and for generations to come. "

" Whoever marries simply for himself will make a mistake; but whoever loves a woman so well that he says, 'I will make her happy,' makes no mistake. And so with the woman who says, 'I will make him happy.' "

Robert Green Ingersoll

" Anyone who knows history, particularly the history of Europe, will, I think, recognize that the domination of education or of government by any one particular religious faith is never a happy arrangement for the people. "

Eleanor Roosevelt

" Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. "

William Butler Yeats

" The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next. "

Abraham Lincoln

" In the 1970s, New York City defaulted on its debt, and yes, the consequences were painful. Enrollment plummeted at City University campuses, which until then had offered free education. Seven thousand police officers were laid off. Crime skyrocketed. Services for the poor disappeared. "

" While there are many obstacles that deter students from going to college, finances by no means should be the deciding factor. "

" I concluded that all religions had the same foundation - a belief in the supernatural - a power above nature that man could influence by worship - by sacrifice and prayer. "

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" I will get my education - if it is in home, school, or anyplace. "

Malala Yousafzai

" Education makes children less dependent upon others and opens doors to better jobs and career possibilities. "

" True education is limited to those people who would die without knowing, whereas the masses in the institutions are merely going through the motions, for education is a way of living. "

Bryant H. McGill

" And my career, the things that have happened have happened because of my music education background. "

" Early childhood education begins early, even before birth. "

Madeleine M. Kunin

" I feel sorry sometimes for these sportsmen and women who put in just as much effort as the footballers. For example, athletes train at least as hard as footballers but have to be happy if they can earn enough to finance a decent education. "

" Education is the key to the future: You've heard it a million times, and it's not wrong. Educated people have higher wages and lower unemployment rates, and better-educated countries grow faster and innovate more than other countries. But going to college is not enough. You also have to study the right subjects. "

" 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. "

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" The family teaches us about the importance of knowledge, education, hard work and effort. It teaches us about enjoying ourselves, having fun, keeping fit and healthy. "