Academic Quote by William Watson Purkey

Education is a process by which the individual is developed into something better than he would have been without it. ... The very though…

— Richard M. Weaver

Education is the preparation of the individual for reciprocal union with society; the preparation of the individual so that he can help his fellow-men…

— William Torrey Harris

Education means the ability to think independently and creatively, and development of the skill of applying one's knowledge in dealing with people and situations…

— Oliver DeMille

“Education is the system that’s supposed to develop our natural abilities and enable us to make our way in the world. Instead, it is…

— Kenneth Robinson

Education is not merely a means for earning a living or an instrument for the acquisition of wealth. It is an initiation into life…

— Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

Education is the food of youth, the delight of old age, the ornament of prosperity, the refuge and comfort of adversity, and the provocation…

— Saint Augustine

Education enables people and societies to be what they can be. It is education that allows us to see that we are in this…

— Bill Richardson

Education is the preparation of a child intellectually, emotionally, spiritually, and physically for life and for eternity.

— Anonymous

Education is the sum total of one's experience, and the purpose of higher education is to widen our experiences beyond the circumscribed existence or…

— Mortimer Adler

Education is not the means of showing people how to get what they want. Education is an exercise by means of which enough men,…

— Ronald Reagan

Education provides the fullest opportunities for fulfilling ourselves. It is the access to all that a person has yet to learn.

— Lowell Milken

Education is a way of empowering people; it opens up so many doors and is fundamental to everybody. And teachers are not often appreciated…

— Camila Alves