We developed at the local school district level probably the best public school system in the world. Or it was until the… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I think modern educational theorists are inclined to attach too much importance to the negative virtue of not interfering with children, and… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The most natively interesting object to a man is his own personal self and its fortunes. We accordingly see that the moment… — William James Copy Share Image
In 2011, after spending a couple of years working at Google, I decided that I wanted to dedicate myself to helping to… — Luis von Ahn Copy Share Image
Our disregard of civic and moral virtue as an educational priority is having a tangible effect on the attitudes, understanding and behavior… — William Damon Copy Share Image
THE TEACHER AS A NECESSARY EVIL. Let us have as few people as possible between the productive minds and the hungry and… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
I'm afraid you gave up the right to pontificate on social mobility when you abolished educational maintenance allowance [EMA], trebled tuition fees… — Harriet Harman Copy Share Image
We do need curriculum reform. And it should happen at the state and local level. That is where educational policy belongs, because… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
We are the ones that never let our dream get away… We stood up, ran against the wind to chase the dream… — Neo Moate Copy Share Image
It is intolerable that around 1 in 5 of the world's adults are illiterate. How can we build equitable information societies or… — Koichiro Matsuura Copy Share Image
From my grandfather's father, I learned to dispense with attendance at public schools, and to enjoy good teachers at home, and to… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
In 1971, after seven years in college, with that magic piece of paper clutched triumphantly in my fist, the best job I… — Spider Robinson Copy Share Image
When inquiry is suppressed by previous knowledge, or by the authority and experience of another, then learning becomes mere imitation, and imitation… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Mac [Barnett ] and I have been friends for more than ten years. We met working at an educational nonprofit. And we… — Jory John Copy Share Image
A new educational system in which all children born shall have the same advantage of physical, industrial, mental and moral culture, and… — Victoria Woodhull Copy Share Image
During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet. I took the initiative in moving… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
If increasing income equality is the goal, it might be wiser to put money into infrastructure than to subsidize manufacturing. Construction also… — Christina Romer Copy Share Image
We're getting job creation in healthcare and educational services. We've been getting that all along. It's demographically driven, it's funded by the… — Mark Zandi Copy Share Image
We're loosely calling it The River Project, but hopefully the pieces that we put together will be educational pieces that will throw… — Richard Dean Anderson Copy Share Image
It's actually very surprising how little we think about the quality of our decision-making and how we could improve it. How absent… — Noreena Hertz Copy Share Image
When I read educational articles it often seems to me that this important side of the matter, the purely personal side, is… — Edith Hamilton Copy Share Image
Some of the things I think I learned from that were very educational as far as just paying bills - the basics… — Todd English Copy Share Image
We have been deformed by educational and religious institutions that treat us as members of an audience instead of actors in a… — Parker Palmer Copy Share Image
After your first job, is anyone asking you what your GPA was? No, they don't care. They ask you: Are you a… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Plants are shaped by cultivation and men by education. .. We are born weak, we need strength; we are born totally unprovided,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The sport of wrestling is a tremendous builder of the values and characteristics which are needed to succeed in any walk of… — Dennis Hastert Copy Share Image
You cannot get through the density of the propaganda with which the American people, through the dreaded media, have been filled and… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
Sociologists well understand that chaos at home causes violent behavior, educational failure and social alienation among children. Yet, many of us in… — Bill O'Reilly Copy Share Image
We learn by reflecting on what has happened. The process seldom works in reverse, although most educational processes assume that it does.… — Charles Handy Copy Share Image
There is a succession of experiences which together constitute the educational and developmental ripening of the learner, according to the Sufis. People… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
We can't live true to our set of values unless American educational system is strong. I really believe that if we don't… — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
The two most important things about people on a revolutionary team are their ability and passion. Their educational level or work experience… — Guy Kawasaki Copy Share Image
The immediate future is going to be tragic for all of us unless we find a way of making the vast educational… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Natural ability and educational advantages do not figure as factors in this matter of prayer; but a capacity for faith, the power… — Edward McKendree Bounds Copy Share Image
Throw in something extra. Whether it's a coupon for a future discount, additional information on how to use the product, or a… — Susan Ward Copy Share Image
Truly, the challenges we face are not Democratic challenges or Republican challenges. In fact, they are not political challenges at all; they… — Christine Gregoire Copy Share Image
Jamaica is more than just the 'brand' the world recognizes so well; it's a place of pride for the people who live… — Portia Simpson-Miller Copy Share Image
A system of general instruction, which shall reach every description of our citizens, from the richest to the poorest, as it was… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
A literate world is a possible and desirable one. There are enough resources. What is now needed is the collective will of… — Koichiro Matsuura Copy Share Image
For if you do, then shouldn't we blame the whole fraternity system? And if the whole fraternity system is guilty, then isn't… — Tim Matheson Copy Share Image