Schools Quotes

1443 Schools quotes by 1061 unique authors

Our nearly century-long experiment in banning marijuana has failed as abysmally as Prohibition did... In contrast, legalizing and taxing marijuana would bring in substantial sums… — Nicholas D. Kristof
By Mamun's time medical schools were extremely active in Baghdad. The first free public hospital was opened in Baghdad during the Caliphate of Haroon-ar-Rashid. As… — John Bagot Glubb
According to one account of the New York City schools during the 1950s: The teacher could not technically hit the child, but the old crones… — Robert Klein
In the end, excellence in education means excellence in teaching, and if this country would give the status to first grade teachers that we give… — Ernest L. Boyer
We must not think of learning as only what happens in schools. It is an extended part of life. The most readily available resource for… — David McCullough
Maybe that's because guns are sold at a profit, while schools are provided by the government. — David Boaz
In our government-controlled schools we are taught that Lincoln was our greatest president because his war ended slavery and saved the Union. As usual, the… — Richard J. Maybury
Public Schools too often fail because they are shielded from the very force that improves performance and sparks innovation in nearly every other human enterprise… — Bob Lutz
Public schools are government-established, politician- and bureaucrat-controlled, fully politicized, taxpayer-supported, authoritarian socialist institutions. In fact, the public-school system is one of the purest examples of… — Unknown Author
Creationists who want religious ideas taught as scientific fact in public schools continue to adapt to courtroom defeats by hiding their true aims under ever… — Eugenie Scott
Take the example of my daughter. A lot of people were speaking out about education when the Taliban were bombing schools in Swat Valley, but… — Ziauddin Yousafzai
Briggsy's performances down the years have been pure magic. If they could bottle his ability and sell if at drama schools they'd make a fortune. — Unknown Author
Nothing has so exposed men of learning to contempt and ridicule as their ignorance of things which are known to all but themselves. Those who… — Samuel Johnson
I can imagine no more important contribution to our country's future than a long-term commitment to improving urban K-12 public schools. — Eli Broad
It is the inefficiency and sham of ... our schools ... that save us from being dashed on the rocks of false doctrine instead of… — George Bernard Shaw
Israel uses sophisticated attack jets and naval vessels to bomb densely-crowded refugee camps, schools, apartment blocks, mosques, and slums to attack a population that has… — Noam Chomsky
You see it in schools all over... the concept that 'I'll be somewhat less than my best in order to make those around me feel… — Fiona Wood
At difficult times of my life, books have been an incredible comfort. When I was 12, I changed schools and my parents split up. It… — Elliot Perlman
All new schools...should be models for sustainable development: showing every child in the classroom and the playground how smart building and energy use can help… — Tony Blair
The schools play an important role when it comes down to protecting children against violence.Violence is one of the principal reasons why children don't go… — Shakira

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