Quotes about Education

“The ultimate goal of the educational system is to shift to the individual the burden of pursing his own education. This will not be a widely shared pursuit until we get over our odd conviction that education is what goes on in school buildings and nowhere else.”

“Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilized by education; they grow firm there, firm as weeds among stones.”

“To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete.”

“Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.”

“Education is the best economic policy there is.”

“I work in a mix of areas and am informed by them all: child development, psycholinguistics, education, and most especially, cognitive neuroscience.”

“Poor people, people of color - especially are much more likely to be found in prison than in institutions of higher education.”

“I believe that any type of education can be great, but an education about ourselves can create something wonderful. I am a comedian, but people have called me a motivational speaker. I don't really consider myself that at all.”

“The developing world is full of entrepreneurs and visionaries, who with access to education, equity and credit would play a key role in developing the economic situations in their countries.”

“Because human development is the most specific and exalted mission of woman, studies in anthropology and theory of pedagogy are essential in girls' education.”

“I believe that a child going without an education is a crime.”

“Education should be one of our top funding priorities; talking about it does not help the teachers and students who desperately need promises fulfilled.”

“Millions of children all over the world live in silence and face communication barriers - and, particularly, access to education.”

“Real education enhances the dignity of a human being and increases his or her self-respect. If only the real sense of education could be realized by each individual and carried forward in every field of human activity, the world will be so much a better place to live in.”

“True education flowers at the point when delight falls in love with responsibility.”

“If you become a teacher, by your pupils you'll be taught.”

“Once, Azamgarh was known in the field of education and literature, but the Samajwadi Party turned it into a stronghold of terrorism.”

“One of the most powerful tools for empowering individuals and communities is making certain that any individual who wants to receive a quality education can do so.”

“Education is not solely about earning a great living. It means living a great life.”

“Few have been taught to any purpose who have not been their own teachers.”

“Education is the great growth industry of the Third World. Since the Second World War, we have multiplied the number of children in school by four, with even larger multiples for secondary and university education.”