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" Too much of what is called 'education' is little more than an expensive isolation from reality. "

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" Life in general has never been even close to fair, so the pretense that the government can make it fair is a valuable and inexhaustible asset to politicians who want to expand government. "

" Research shows that children do better in school and are less likely to drop out when fathers are involved. Engaged parents can strengthen communities, mentor and tutor students, and demonstrate through their actions how much they value their children's education. "

" In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards. "

" It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed. "

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" Sex education is legitimate in that girls cannot be taught soon enough how children don't come into the world. "

" Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource. "

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" To me education is a leading out of what is already there in the pupil's soul. To Miss Mackay it is a putting in of something that is not there, and that is not what I call education. I call it intrusion. "

" What 'multiculturalism' boils down to is that you can praise any culture in the world except Western culture - and you cannot blame any culture in the world except Western culture. "

" I myself owe everything to French books. They developed in my soul the sentiments of humanity which had been stifled by eight years of fanatical and servile education. "

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" No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure. "

" Now the problem with standardized tests is that it's based on the mistake that we can simply scale up the education of children like you would scale up making carburetors. And we can't, because human beings are very different from motorcars, and they have feelings about what they do and motivations in doing it, or not. "

" The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values. "

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

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" He that loves reading has everything within his reach. "

" Education is a continual process, it's like a bicycle... If you don't pedal you don't go forward. "

" Vocational education programs have made a real difference in the lives of countless young people nationwide; they build self-confidence and leadership skills by allowing students to utilize their unique gifts and talents. "

" During the first few months of an infant's life, its manner of taking the breast, of laying its head on the pillow, etc., becomes crystallized into imperative habits. This is why education must begin in the cradle. "

" I came to the United States by myself when I was 16 years old. My parents had about $5,000 in their bank account, and they used it all to send me here because they truly believed that this country was where I was going to get the best education and have the best opportunities. "

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" I wish I had known that education is the key. That knowledge is power. Now I pick up books and watch educational shows with my husband. I'm seeing how knowledge can elevate you. "

" Water and sanitation has not had the same kind of champion that global health, and even education, have had. "

" There really is a hunger and a demand for something different in higher education. "

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" I grew up in a very progressive family and with a great educational system, and I asked myself, 'Why doesn't everybody have these opportunities for a good education? So why not give back to these kids who didn't grow up with the same privileges I had?' "

" A considerable share of the world's population still cannot afford comfortable housing, education and quality health care. "

" Economists report that a college education adds many thousands of dollars to a man's lifetime income - which he then spends sending his son to college. "

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" Nine tenths of education is encouragement. "