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" Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience. "

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" I attended university because I have always felt that education is freedom and power. "

" The worst solitude is to have no real friendships. "

" The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place in which to spend one's leisure. "

Sydney J. Harris

" There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying. "

" 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

" Universal suffrage should rest upon universal education. To this end, liberal and permanent provision should be made for the support of free schools by the State governments, and, if need be, supplemented by legitimate aid from national authority. "

Rutherford B. Hayes

" The main part of intellectual education is not the acquisition of facts, but learning how to make facts live. "

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

" Education is the period during which you are being instructed by somebody you do not know, about something you do not want to know. "

Gilbert K. Chesterton

" My own life values were shaped in great part by my mother, who instigated women's clubs in my village. Women were able to organize and stand together. What inspired me most about their work was the power it gave them to assert their rights and the rights of their daughters, be it education or property inheritance. "

Winnie Byanyima

" The arts, sciences, humanities, physical education, languages and maths all have equal and central contributions to make to a student's education. "

" A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. "

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

Lyndon B. Johnson

" God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us, on this side of the grave. "

" I have always had this view about the modern education system: we pay attention to brain development, but the development of warmheartedness we take for granted. "

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" I do not want to speak about overpopulation or birth control, but I think education is the way to give new impetus to the poverty question. "

" By working to ensure we live in a society that prioritizes public safety, education, and innovation, entrepreneurship can thrive and create a better world for all of us to live in. "

" A country so rich that it can send people to the moon still has hundreds of thousands of its citizens who can't read. That's terribly troubling to me. "

" Wise men make more opportunities than they find. "

" I am what I am thanks to my mother, my father, my brother, my sister... because they have given me everything. The education I have is thanks to them. "

" 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. "

" Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other. "

" In a way, education by its nature favours the extrovert because you are taking kids and putting them into a big classroom, which is automatically going to be a high-stimulation environment. Probably the best way of teaching in general is one on one, but that's not something everyone can afford. "

" The goal of higher education should be to champion the airing of all honest viewpoints. Nothing less is acceptable. "

" 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

" Moral Education is the source of that spiritual equilibrium on which everything else depends and which may be compared to that physical equilibrium or sense of balance, without which it is impossible to stand upright or to move into any other position. "

Maria Montessori

" Public education is an investment in our future. "

" Originally, I think, I wanted to be an actor. But I got into broadcasting by accident, if you will, because I needed money to pay for my college education. I applied for a summer announcing job at a couple of radio stations. "

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

" If you don't give education to people, it is easy to manipulate them. "

" Taste is developed by the diversity of the products one can sample. I think our children today may be missing an education about food. We must teach them to know their cuisine and to know the equilibrium of nourishment. That is very important for health. "