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" The progress of the world depends almost entirely upon education. "

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" A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education. "

Theodore Roosevelt

" The American culture promotes personal responsibility, the dignity of work, the value of education, the merit of service, devotion to a purpose greater than self, and at the foundation, the pre-eminence of family. "

" Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development. "

" You can only learn so much from books. You can only learn so much from education. Ultimately, it is the wisdom of God that will carry you through in the toughest situations of life. "

" Education in India has made monumental progress since Independence but continues to face daunting challenges at multiple levels, particularly in terms of quality, infrastructure and dropout rates. We have islands of excellence floating in a sea of mediocrity. "

" I think we're heading towards a world of what I call 'technological socialism.' Where technology - not the government or the state - will begin to take care of us. Technology will provide our healthcare for free. The best education in the world - for free. "

Peter Diamandis

" My mother is a professor of early childhood education. When I was two she would say she knew I was going to be an actor. "

" I don't think college athletes are given enough time to really take advantage of the free education that they're given, and it's frustrating because a lot of people get upset with student-athletes and say, 'They're not focused on school and they're not taking advantage of the opportunity they're given.' "

Richard Sherman

" I went to a lovely school, and I got an incredible education. And I actually think that my education is what really sets me apart, 'cause I'm very smart. "

" The highest result of education is tolerance. "

" My family moved to Aspen, Colorado, where we had 'Avalanche Danger' days that kept us from going to school, climbed 14,000-foot peaks as part of my education, and I learned to snowboard. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" Sex education classes are like in-home sales parties for abortions. "

Phyllis Schlafly

" Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. "

" A wise system of education will at last teach us how little man yet knows, how much he has still to learn. "

" Research shows that when women are empowered as political leaders, countries often experience higher standards of living with positive developments in education, infrastructure, and health care. "

Miriam Defensor-Santiago

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

Callan McAuliffe

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

James A. Baldwin

" Education is not to reform students or amuse them or to make them expert technicians. It is to unsettle their minds, widen their horizons, inflame their intellects, teach them to think straight, if possible. "

Robert M. Hutchins

" An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. "

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

Lyndon B. Johnson

" Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one. "

" Whenever a youth is ascertained to possess talents meriting an education which his parents cannot afford, he should be carried forward at the public expense. "

" Even when life challenges us, it's a gift beyond all measure. "

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

William Butler Yeats

" Most everything I do revolves around tae kwon do. That said, I like to be a typical girl and go shopping. I have three nieces and nephews that I like to hang out with. I'm also finishing my last semester at the University of Houston, where I'm majoring in childhood education. "

" If you have religious faith, very good, you can add on secular ethics, then religious belief, add on it, very good. But even those people who have no interest about religion, okay, it's not religion, but you can train through education. "

" I fully support U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in his Global Education First Initiative and the work of U.N. Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown and the respectful president of the U.N. General Assembly Vuk Jeremic. I thank them for the leadership they continue to give. "

Malala Yousafzai

" Men may be spoiled by education, even as they are spoiled by illiteracy. Education is the preparation of the mind for future work, hence men should be educated with special reference to the work. "

Timothy Thomas Fortune

" Education is not solely about earning a great living. It means living a great life. "

" We will invest in our people, quality education, job opportunity, family, neighborhood, and yes, a thing we call America. "