Country Quote by Julia Gillard

The less literate are the first to fail and drop out of school.

— Stephen D. Krashen

“The World needs Educated Persons not the Literate Ones”

— Yarro Rai

Education spurs growth and unlocks potential. After all, a single year of primary education creates a 10 to 20 percent increase in a woman's…

— Shakira

In a democracy, we have always had to worry about the ignorance of the uneducated. Today we have to worry about the ignorance of…

— Thomas Sowell

Education is very political, because when you educate the people, then you have a country that you can't fool anymore.

— Angelique Kidjo

A nation that does not read much does not know much. And a nation that does not know much is more likely to make…

— Jim Trelease

We know that if we're going to remain economically competitive in the world, and viable as a civic democracy, that we're going to have…

— Margaret Spellings

True education is limited to those people who would die without knowing, whereas the masses in the institutions are merely going through the motions,…

— Bryant H. McGill

As countries get rich they start increasing education and the very educated people tend to not like trial and error, because they think they're…

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Education is the most powerful tool countries have for boosting economic growth, increasing prosperity and forging more just, peaceful and equitable societies. Where educational…

— Wendy Kopp

A democracy depends on its people, the literate and the well read.

— Dev Anand

Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.

— Benjamin Disraeli