My son Bill, who came to me in 1960-he was 14 then, quoted the old parable to me: "It is not by… — Madalyn Murray O'Hair Copy Share Image
Boston's journey through nearly four centuries of change is the stuff of American history. From starting a Revolution on the waterfront to… — Marty Walsh Copy Share Image
When state funding for Irvine public schools began to diminish some time ago, my Irvine Company colleagues helped me to provide private… — Donald Bren Copy Share Image
Global pandemics, cyberwarfare, information warfare - these are threats that require highly motivated, highly educated bureaucrats; a national health-care system that covers… — Anne Applebaum 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
Public schools helped create the idea of America and inculcate Americans with a few rudiments of knowledge. To judge by that very… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Father had notions about manhood suffrage, public schools, the education and the elevation of the masses, and the gradual emancipation of the… — John Sergeant Wise Copy Share Image
When you say you don't think we should have public schools, they can't believe you mean that. You must mean that they… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
Now have two generations whose minds have been totally perverted, polluted, and destroyed by the American public education system, and, in particular,… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I just went to your typical public schools, and my dad would take us to the movies every week, or he'd buy… — Pedro Pascal Copy Share Image
“The current moral decay perceived in society has often been blamed on the lack of God in the public schools. During the… — Eric Welch Copy Share Image
Dr. Arnold . . . the admired reformer of public schools, came across some cranks who thought it a mistake to flog… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
At present, black children are more segregated in their public schools than at any time since 1968. In the inner-city schools I… — Jonathan Kozol Copy Share Image
This is an extremely foolish and stupid and idiotic kind of attitude - to expect theatres to make money. Do the public… — John Hirsch Copy Share Image
Ask a fellow if he favors organized prayer in the public schools. If he says 'No' he's a liberal. If he says… — Vin Suprynowicz Copy Share Image
Today the children of our public schools are taught more of the history, heroes, legends, and sagas of the old world than… — Luther Standing Bear Copy Share Image
John Paul was the first modern pope to grow up in a secular culture: He attended public schools, danced with girls -… — Carl Bernstein Copy Share Image
The bigger and more successful Salesforce becomes, the more we'll invest in our public schools, the more we will invest in homeless,… — Marc Benioff Copy Share Image
If the government announced that it was going to allocate a vast tranche of education funding purely to the pupils at the… — Will Self Copy Share Image
We used lunch vouchers at school and food stamps at the supermarket. And after we moved out of our house, a federal… — Neera Tanden Copy Share Image
I went to really good New York City public schools that had arts programs. So in junior high, I got into the… — Merritt Wever Copy Share Image
As a retired educator I have seen first-hand the impact a great education can have on a young person's life. I will… — Alma Adams Copy Share Image
Why don't we have enough teachers of math and science in the public schools? One answer is well, if they knew the… — James Harris Simons Copy Share Image
As Christians try to force prayer into public schools, they often settle for a 'moment of silence.' But that supposedly innocuous 'moment… — Judith Hayes Copy Share Image
There are major efforts being made to dismantle Social Security, the public schools, the post office - anything that benefits the population… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
My education began in the public schools of Wilmington. During most of these years, from about age 10, I also worked at… — Daniel Nathans Copy Share Image
Now, legal plunder can be committed in an infinite number of ways. Thus we have an infinite number of plans for organizing… — Frederic Bastiat Copy Share Image
There is no moral absolute, and this leads us to situational ethics, which unfortunately is being taught in public schools all over… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
In general, I'm in support of promoting art and science in public schools. I think music and science are probably the most… — Reggie Watts Copy Share Image
The opportunities of America opened out to me the public schools. They carried me to the professional training of an American university.… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
Americans are incredibly religious as a nation, and we have gotten that way by having the government stay out of religion and… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
In functioning high-income countries, the government guarantees the provision of essential goods and services: medical care, transit between cities, supplies for public… — Annie Lowrey Copy Share Image
It appears that some school officials, teachers, and parents have assumed that religious expression of any type is either inappropriate or forbidden… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
More than 50 percent of kids who play an instrument go on to college, yet music education programs at the inner city… — Clarence Clemons Copy Share Image
I found the most convincing part to be the working stiffs, the guys who have a modest home and kids who go… — Jack Valenti Copy Share Image
Public schools are not simply being corporatized, they are also subjected increasingly to a militarizing logic that disciplines the bodies of young… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
The foundations demand that public schools and teachers be held accountable for performance, but they themselves are accountable to no one. If… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
When I was 27 years old, I left a very demanding job in management consulting for a job that was even more… — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
This issue is whether or not our government should be infusing religion into the public schools. Our churches are very strong in… — Michael Newdow Copy Share Image
It is a matter of public shame that while we have now commemorated our hundredth anniversary, not one in every ten children… — Henry Lawson Copy Share Image
