Well, we lost a lot of our independence already. We are dependent on China for credit. We are dependent on Middle Eastern countries for energy supplies. And many Americans are dependent on the government for their income, health care, education of their children, food stamps. Jim DeMint on education
The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place in which to spend one's leisure. Sydney J. Harris on education
President Obama believes in a country where we invest in education, in roads and bridges, in science, and in the future so we can create new opportunities so the next kid can make it big and the kid afer that and the kid after that, that's what President Obama believes. Elizabeth Warren on education
The ultimate end of education is happiness or a good human life, a life enriched by the possession of every kind of good, by the enjoyment of every type of satisfaction. Mortimer Adler on education
A child's education should begin at least one hundred years before he is born. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. on education
It seems to me that at this time we need education in the obvious more than the investigation of the obscure. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. on education
We pay a price when we deprive children of the exposure to the values, principles, and education they need to make them good citizens. Sandra Day O'Connor on education
The family teaches us about the importance of knowledge, education, hard work and effort. It teaches us about enjoying ourselves, having fun, keeping fit and healthy. Kamisese Mara on education
We cannot create observers by saying 'observe,' but by giving them the power and the means for this observation and these means are procured through education of the senses. Maria Montessori on education
Positive thinking is the key to success in business, education, pro football, anything that you can mention. I go out there thinking that I'm going to complete every pass. Ron Jaworski on education
The main failure of education is that it has not prepared people to comprehend matters concerning human destiny. Norman Cousins on education
There's a need for accepting responsibility - for a person's life and making choices that are not just ones for immediate short-term comfort. You need to make an investment, and the investment is in health and education. Buzz Aldrin on education
The length of your education is less important than its breadth, and the length of your life is less important than its depth. Marilyn vos Savant on education
On the diffusion of education among the people rest the preservation and perpetuation of our free institutions. Daniel Webster on education
Abraham Lincoln comes from nothing, has no education, no money, lives in the middle of nowhere on the frontier. And despite the fact that he suffers one tragedy and one setback after another, through sheer force of will, he becomes something extraordinary: not only the president but the person who almost single-handedly united the country. Seth Graham-Smith on education
The focus of tolerance education is to deal with the concept of equality and fairness. We need to establish confidence with children that there is more goodness than horror in this world. Morris Dees on education
Education is the movement from darkness to light. Allan Bloom on education
All provisions of federal, state or local law requiring or permitting discrimination in public education must yield. Earl Warren on education
Education is a wonderful thing. If you couldn't sign your name you'd have to pay cash. Rita Mae Brown on education
When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory. Billy Joel on education