The new illiteracy is about more than not knowing how to read the book or the word; it is about not knowing… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
Taking money from job creating entrepreneurs and giving it to ever-failing government programs has to be the ultimate in economic illiteracy. — James Cook Copy Share Image
Illiteracy must be banished from the land if we shall attain that high destiny as the foremost of the enlightened nations of… — William McKinley Copy Share Image
Educational legislation nowadays is largely in the hands of illiterate people, and the illiterate will take good care that their illiteracy is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
First and foremost, I would put a massive national emphasis on illiteracy with real markers that you could measure and real efforts… — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
“Illiteracy and stupidity are not quite different statuses; they are both the outcome of our lethargy and indolence.” — M.F. Moonzajer Copy Share Image
As of today, we do not need expert reports by the authoritative analytical institutions to realise that the reasons for such a… — Nursultan Nazarbayev Copy Share Image
I hope someday we can stamp out illiteracy in America. Of course you'll have to kill alot of my relatives to do… — Jeff Foxworthy Copy Share Image
We have the opportunity now to look at the two billion people in the world who suffer from the most abject poverty,… — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
Illiteracy does not impede the practice of democracy, as witnessed by the success of democracy in India despite the high illiteracy rate.… — Alaa Al Aswany Copy Share Image
The state of our educational system is a disgrace to our country. We have an elementary and secondary school system in which… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
We live in a world in which we are able to communicate very quickly in many different ways, and yet we find… — Tom Cruise Copy Share Image
The major accomplishment of analyzing illiteracy so far has been the listing of symptoms: the decrease in functional literacy; a general degradation… — Mihai Nadin Copy Share Image
Sensitivity to the immense needs of humanity brings with it a spontaneous rejection of the arms race, which is incompatible with the… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
The elimination of ignorance, of illiteracy... and of needless inequalities in opportunities (is) to be seen as objectives that are valued for… — Amartya Sen Copy Share Image
People power must be combined with good governance to bring about real, deep and lasting change. This combination can achieve almost everything… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
Freedom is meaningless if people cannot put food in their stomachs, if they can have no shelter, if illiteracy and disease continue… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
“Nowadays, the level of illiteracy in Korea is virtually zero. Unlike many other places in the world, all people with an interest… — Daniel Tudor Copy Share Image
“My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school,… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Illiteracy at the poverty level (mainly a matter of bad grammar) does not alarm me nearly as much as the illiteracy of… — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
“The era of illiteracy is not only a historical stage before Islam, but it is the nature of Middle Eastern minds. We… — Amany Al-Hallaq Copy Share Image
As part of the National Strategy, the Government should commit itself to the virtual elimination of functional illiteracy and innumeracy. — May-Britt Moser Copy Share Image
In these days of widespread illiteracy, functional illiteracy... anything that keeps people stupid is a felony. — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
Our visual and musical artists have no incentive to be educated. So what we get is a bunch of uneducated artists inspiring… — Rhymefest Copy Share Image
I think it's a scandal what has been happening in the school system so far as lower income classes. The dropout rates,… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
My father was a civil servant in northern India where I was born. As a boy I saw the dire effects of… — Naveen Jain Copy Share Image
Our foremost priority is the removal of poverty, hunger and malnutrition, disease and illiteracy. All social welfare programmes must be implemented efficiently.… — Pratibha Patil Copy Share Image
Again and again, universities have put a low priority on the very programs and initiatives that are needed most to increase productivity… — Derek Bok Copy Share Image
I have no doubt in my mind that our chief national problems relating to the eradication of poverty, illiteracy and disease and… — Subhas Chandra Bose Copy Share Image
Maybe there is no better novel in the world than Denton Welch's In Youth Is Pleasure. Just holding it in my hands,… — John Waters Copy Share Image
A political system seeking to function amongst ignorant, illiterate and barbaric people could have marvelous principles but could only succeed in being… — L. Ron Hubbard Copy Share Image
Sri Yukteswar showed no special consideration to those who happened to be powerful or accomplished; neither did he slight others for their… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Just carrying a ruler with you in your pocket should be forbidden, at least on a moral basis. The ruler is the… — Friedensreich Hundertwasser Copy Share Image
Look at how the British covered India with railroads, and it is easy to view them as modernisers. Look, however, at the… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
No less characteristic in a democracy is social justice. This demands a solution to the frightening indexes of infant mortality, of malnutrition,… — Rigoberta Menchu Copy Share Image
If every parent understood the huge educational benefits and intense happiness brought about by reading aloud to their children, and if every… — Mem Fox Copy Share Image
The U.S. government has in recent years fought what it termed wars against AIDs, drug abuse, poverty, illiteracy and terrorism. Each of… — Bruce Jackson Copy Share Image
“Illiteracy is dependence. By finding the courage to learn to read and write, Hanna had advanced from dependence to independence, a step… — Bernhard Schlink Copy Share Image
As a child I experienced firsthand the severe effects of poverty and illiteracy, especially upon women and children. My parents taught me… — Naveen Jain Copy Share Image
“Continued resistance to female education means that female illiteracy is higher than male, yet it is usually women who do the artificial… — Gabrielle Palmer Copy Share Image
