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" My parents, of Belgian-German extraction, were Belgian nationals who had taken refuge in England during the war. They returned to Belgium in 1920, and I grew up in the cosmopolitan harbour city of Antwerp, at a time when education in the Flemish part of the country was still half French and half Flemish. "

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" Human education is concerned with certain changes in the intellects, characters and behavior of men, its problems being roughly included under these four topics: Aims, materials, means and methods. "

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" As long as you get your education and you stay focused, you can do anything. "

" The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read. "

" I believe economic growth should translate into the happiness and progress of all. Along with it, there should be development of art and culture, literature and education, science and technology. We have to see how to harness the many resources of India for achieving common good and for inclusive growth. "

" You know there is a problem with the education system when you realize that out of the 3 R's only one begins with an R. "

" 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. "

" When I disappear, I will disappear; there'll be nothing left. "

" Education is not a problem. Education is an opportunity. "

" I've worked in public education for 30 years - as a teacher, a lawyer and union leader. I've visited hundreds of schools and districts. I've seen leaders from the classroom to the national stage who have been willing to set aside their differences and do the hard work that's necessary to create real, enduring change. "

" If education does not create a need for the best in life, then we are stuck in an undemocratic, rigid caste society. "

" People should be judged on the basis of their performance, not nationality, personality, education, or personal traits and skills. "

" I don't want to scrounge around and be homeless, and I want to finish my education. "

" Unemployment rates among Americans who never went to college are about double that of those who have a postsecondary education. "

" It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard education and a Yale degree. "

" Good education means learning to read, write and most importantly learn how to learn so that you can be whatever you want to be when you grow up. "

" Our youth deserve the opportunity to complete their high school and college education, free of early parenthood. Their future children deserve the opportunity to grow up in financially and emotionally stable homes. Our communities benefit from healthy, productive, well-prepared young people. "

" Without tact you can learn nothing. "

" It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. "

" Women ought to feel a peculiar sympathy in the colored man's wrong, for, like him, she has been accused of mental inferiority, and denied the privileges of a liberal education. "

" The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books. "

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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" In true education, anything that comes to our hand is as good as a book: the prank of a page- boy, the blunder of a servant, a bit of table talk - they are all part of the curriculum. "

" Research has shown time and time again that infants who receive the high-quality child care and early education programs do better in school, have more developed social skills, and display fewer behavior problems. "

" By 2018, an estimated 63 percent of all new U.S. jobs will require workers with an education beyond high school. For our young people to get those jobs, they first need to graduate from high school ready to start a postsecondary education. "

" We stand in the shadow of Jefferson who believed that a society founded upon the rule of law and liberty was dependent upon public education and the diffusion of knowledge. "

" Genius without education is like silver in the mine. "

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" The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done. "

" Education can lift individuals out of poverty and into rewarding careers. "

" I have felt for the last 10 years I have had this battle; I've been fighting so hard to have an education. It's been this uphill struggle. I was Warner Bros' pain in the butt. I was their scheduling conflict. I was the one who made life difficult. "

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

" Hard work, years of sacrifice, and dedication are necessary to succeed in the real world. Snowden's most notable accomplishment was lying about his military service, his experience, and education to procure a job with the NSA in the first place. "