Quotes about Education

“The complaint of bad pay, and difficulty in obtaining it, is almost generally reiterated through every department of education.”

“Think about it: Every educated person is not rich, but almost every education person has a job and a way out of poverty. So education is a fundamental solution to poverty.”

“The idea of education has been so tied to schools, universities, and professors that many assume there is no other way, but education is available to anyone within reach of a library, a post office, or even a newsstand.”

“A good education is the most important gift we can give our young people.”

“Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue.”

“The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place in which to spend one's leisure.”

“What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.”

“The amount of money we spend on education is important, but not nearly as important as how the money is spent.”

“I am a big believer in education, because when I grew up in Austria - when I grew up in Austria I had a great education. I had great teachers.”

“The problem with K-12 education is socialism and the solution is capitalism.”

“Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.”

“The rising costs of higher education coupled with the stress of paying student loans are putting increasing pressure on students.”

“Get your education, and if you see small opportunities, take them. Each one could be a stepping stone to something bigger.”

“Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.”

“Education brings about opportunity, and in turn inspiration.”

“Education is not a problem. Education is an opportunity.”

“The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change.”

“We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state, and our education system.”

“I didn't even know I could sing or write songs. I didn't have that education. But people shouldn't think they can look down on someone like me, because I've had the same success as others, sold the same amount of records, if not more. They shouldn't think that because I'm just from 'The X Factor,' I'm not credible or respected as much.”

“I felt like I've needed to ask my parents up until about four years ago about everything. They have helped me tremendously, I came out of college with no debt. Everything they made, they just poured into my education.”

“Higher education is confronting challenges, like the economy is, about the need for a higher number of more adequately trained, more highly educated citizenry.”