Alarms Quote by Mary McCarthy

Illiteracy is rampant. People are out of communication.

— Karen Black

One of the things that amazes me is the amount of functional illiteracy in this country... people can't read to get around, or people…

— Edward Albert

Promoting education is an effort that is close to my heart. Illiteracy contributes to poverty; encouraging children to pick up a book is fundamental.

— Sasha Grey

Wherever illiteracy is a problem, it's as fundamental a problem as getting enough to eat or a place to sleep.

— Northrop Frye

Illiteracy is a huge problem in America. One in three adults in our country is illiterate.

— Roseanne Barr

it is inconceivable that poverty eradication can make much headway in the absence of major advances in literacy.

— Koichiro Matsuura

Illiteracy causes violence. If you don't have enough words in your vocabulary, you can't even seek your way out of a situation.

— KRS-One

Educational legislation nowadays is largely in the hands of illiterate people, and the illiterate will take good care that their illiteracy is not made…

— Anonymous

“Illiteracy is the number one promoter of ignorance.”

— Sunday Adelaja

Literacy could be the ladder out of poverty

— Morgan Freeman

“Illiteracy is a fertile ground for manipulation”

— Thabiso Monkoe

The illiteracy level of our children are appalling.

— George W. Bush