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“Education is not an end to itself. You need to know algebra but also how to navigate the world.”

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One's perception of themselves has a much bigger role than has been acknowledged to determine who succeeds and who does not.

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You have all this education theory, and people try to make larger statements than maybe what their data would back up, because they've done…

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I do believe that education should become as close to free as possible.

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Great people are attracted to great people and great visions.

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