I think the most important issue for all of us is our economy and jobs and creating opportunities for young people to be able to get the education that you need to be able to afford to go to college. Debbie Stabenow
When they favor the access of other people to education and health care, the countries of the North not only demonstrate generosity or solidarity, but also implement the principles of respecting and promoting human rights. Omar Bongo
I did get a very fine education, and not just in science. It took some pressure on the part of my elders to convince me that I really should take an interest in humanities. Joshua Lederberg
I think of it as a good opportunity to let, in particular, school kids know that this job and other interesting jobs in science and engineering are open to anyone who works hard in school and gets a good education and studies math and science. And that it's not just for a select group of people. Ellen Ochoa
My mum and dad had worked incredibly hard to afford me an education. Benedict Cumberbatch
My parents always made education and school the number one priority. They believed that an education is the best gift you can give to your child. Debra Messing
The message of women's liberation is that women can love each other and ourselves against our degrading education. Jane Rule
The Recovery plan will put money in the pockets of the American worker, create and save millions of new jobs and invest in crucial areas such as health care, education, energy independence and a new infrastructure. Valerie Jarrett
We're failing our children with education, we're failing our environment. Carol Moseley Braun
I'm committed to universal health coverage and education. Carol Moseley Braun
I am a firm believer in education and have worked very hard to tell young Latinos that they must go to college and that, if possible, they should pursue an advanced degree. I am convinced that education is the great equalizer. Jimmy Smits
Good education means learning to read, write and most importantly learn how to learn so that you can be whatever you want to be when you grow up. Patty Murray
I realized that I would have some very tough sledding, and I was very discouraged because I didn't see much hope of getting into the field I wanted to get into with no college education. Clyde Tombaugh
It was depressing, very depressing. I worried about how I would make a living. I didn't want to stay on the farm. It didn't offer the challenge I wanted and yet, without a college education, I felt that I was really out of luck. Clyde Tombaugh
My job is to make sure that if you're a family in Florida, your children can get a good education and you have the opportunity for a job. That's my job and that's what I think about every day. Rick Scott
Unless we make education a priority, an entire generation of Americans could miss out on the American dream. Blanche Lincoln
I do think that a general liberal arts education is very important, particularly in an uncertain changing world. Steve Case
So what it boils down to, in my humble opinion, is that we need to support the arts in schools, and at every other level in the education of children. Phil Lesh
Education should be one of our top funding priorities talking about it does not help the teachers and students who desperately need promises fulfilled. Solomon Ortiz
Education makes children less dependent upon others and opens doors to better jobs and career possibilities. Solomon Ortiz