“It was difficult enough being a mathematician, this being the frightening subject of which even educated people knew nothing, not even what… — Andrew Hodges Copy Share Image
“Books educate people and educated people ask awkward questions of those who govern them. The educated, in short, are considered ungovernable. Better… — The Economist Copy Share Image
My ancestors were all Freethinkers, formerly Catholics. It was science and Darwin, in particular, that made them decide, as educated people, which… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
If you can attract highly educated people from other parts of the country and keep your own best and brightest, chances are… — Mick Cornett Copy Share Image
Virtue is the fragrance of the flowers which the tree of life puts forth. Educated people must be identified in society by… — Sathya Sai Baba Copy Share Image
A high culture is the self-consciousness of a society. It contains the works of art, literature, scholarship and philosophy that establish a… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
“It is a tragedy, at rate at which EBOLA VIRUS is spreading in West Africa. It is a fatal disease in the… — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
I grew up in the suburbs among highly educated people, in a house crammed with books. It was a culture rich in… — Stephen Hunter Copy Share Image
Dogma is actually the only thing that cannot be separated from education. It IS education. A teacher who is not dogmatic is… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“Little had changed after independence. Jomo Kenyatta’s face hung in a framed portrait in every shop where Queen Elizabeth’s had been. Some… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
“Parent power is not a sign of democracy, it is a sign of barbarism. We are to regard education as a service… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
I used to play Saturday night shows with different little groups. If I could get a show, I would do it. I… — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
A plongeur is a slave, and a wasted slave, doing stupid and largely unnecessary work. He is kept at work, ultimately, because… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Asked to make a list of the men who have most dominated the thinking of the modern world, many educated people would… — Ernest Van den Haag Copy Share Image
However, unlike some of my friends and students, I don't think it's a laughing matter. I think it is frightening to see… — Mohammad Marandi Copy Share Image
Most educated people are aware that we're the outcome of nearly 4 billion years of Darwinian selection, but many tend to think… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
“A person of bourgeois origin goes through life with some expectation of getting what he wants, within reasonable limits. Hence the fact… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Every piece of marble has a statue in it waiting to be released by a person of sufficient skill to chip away… — Confucius Copy Share Image
“You might be scared to start. That’s natural. There’s this very real thing that runs rampant in educated people. It’s called “impostor… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
There are, and always have been, destructive pseudo-scientific notions linked to race and religion; these are the most widespread and damaging. Hopefully,… — Martin Gardner Copy Share Image
Delphine Seyrig is a very proper woman, from high society. She's from the Ferdinand de Saussure family, the structuralist. Old money. Swiss.… — Chantal Akerman Copy Share Image
Education, if it means anything, should not take people away from the land, but instill in them even more respect for it,… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
