There's a lot to be said for an American-style liberal-arts education, which prevents young people from professionalizing right away. — Elif Batuman Copy Share Image
The establishment in Britain is certainly against the arts and against education. If something doesn't make a profit, it's invalid, and art… — Peter Maxwell Davies Copy Share Image
In addition to giving our children the science and math skills they need to compete in the new global context, we should… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My parents had an old-fashioned ideal of college, that four years at a liberal arts college should be a liberal arts education. — Julie Bowen Copy Share Image
Arts in education is especially important to me. Inspired teachers in our education system is crucial in developing inspired human beings. — Madi Diaz Copy Share Image
The purpose of arts education is not to produce more artists, though that is a byproduct. The real purpose of arts education… — Dana Gioia Copy Share Image
My personal advice is to go to school first and get a liberal arts education, and then if you want to pursue… — Jillian Bach Copy Share Image
The Ilan-Lael Foundation is an arts education foundation celebrating nature and the aesthetic of the built environment for its ability to help… — James T. Hubbell Copy Share Image
“Some argue the days of furthering or bettering oneself through a liberl arts education are gone, but that's true only if "furthering… — Gina Barreca Copy Share Image
“He didn't understand that it's all connected, that one subject leads to another and forms a kind of chain that rises its… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
“I was sitting with the rest of my college graduating class listening to the commencement speaker prepare us for life after graduation,… — Doug Lansky Copy Share Image
It has been proven time and time again in countless studies that students who actively participate in arts education are twice as… — Quincy Jones Copy Share Image
I took physics, and lo and behold, there's a lot of physics in 'Lost.' I think for most people, liberal arts educations… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
To put it simply, we need to keep the arts in education because they instill in students the habits of mind that… — Rod Paige Copy Share Image
Contrary to what some folks would have us believe, it is not tragic, even if undesirable, for a person to leave a… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
The arts significantly boost student achievement, reduce discipline problems, and increase the odds students will go on to graduate from college. As… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
I believe that arts education is necessary for promoting creativity and nurturing student's talents, and I encourage all students to continue exploring… — Al N. Green Copy Share Image
When I finished high school, I was 16, and in Argentina you have to choose a career right after high school. There… — Cesar Pelli Copy Share Image
I got a liberal arts education just because I felt like I should to keep my parents happy, but it was for… — Kathryn Hahn Copy Share Image
An arts education helps build academic skills and increase academic performance, while also providing alternative opportunities to reward the skills of children… — Gavin Newsom Copy Share Image
“And I submit that this is what the real, no-shit value of your liberal arts education is supposed to be about: How… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
We need to make sure that the powers that be know that arts education is as vital and as important as geography… — Rosie O'Donnell Copy Share Image
The rapidly evolving global economy demands a dynamic and creative workforce. The arts and its related businesses are responsible for billions of… — Charles Segars Copy Share Image
I grew up in New York, and I grew up with a mother who was an arts lover herself, and I went… — Merritt Wever Copy Share Image
For some students, especially in the sciences, the knowledge gained in college may be directly relevant to graduate study. For almost all… — Derek Bok Copy Share Image
