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The aim of education is the knowledge not of facts but of values.

William Ralph Inge

Clergyman · English · 1860 – 1954

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

Herbert Spencer

Philosopher · English · 1820 – 1903

I think Lenat is headed in the right direction, but someone needs to include a knowledge base about learning.

Marvin Minsky

Scientist · American · b. 1927

Education: the inculcation of the incomprehensible into the indifferent by the incompetent.

John Maynard Keynes

Economist · English · 1883 – 1946

Education is a kind of continuing dialogue, and a dialogue assumes different points of view.

Robert M. Hutchins

Educator · American · 1899 – 1977

The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision.

Bruce Barton

Author · American · 1886 – 1967

Creative activity could be described as a type of learning process where teacher and pupil are located in the same individual.

Arthur Koestler

Novelist · Hungarian · 1905 – 1983

I told the students that whatever they did in class was for the wastebasket.

Imogen Cunningham

Photographer · American · 1883 – 1976

What can the Church do? If she stands by her moral teaching, then she will be seen as standing in judgement over a vast percentage of Europeans.

Timothy Radcliffe

Clergyman · English

It's shortsighted not to view the education of a future generation of Americans as a priority for all Americans.

Mel Martinez

Politician · American · b. 1946

The learning process is something you can incite, literally incite, like a riot.

Audre Lorde

Poet · American · b. 1934

Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men, the balance-wheel of the social machinery.

Horace Mann

Educator · American · 1796 – 1859

The prices are ridiculous... I don't see how people can go back and forth to work or to school. How can we afford the gas?

Dorothy Thompson

Journalist · American · 1893 – 1961

Yes, many immigrants cherish the value of choice and opportunity and the value of education more than 7th or 8th generation Americans.

Malcolm Wallop

Politician · American · b. 1933

I just have a position that any child that's in a failing school should be able to get out, or be in a position to have that school fixed.

John Engler

Politician · American · b. 1948

I go to school the youth to learn the future.

Robert Frost

Poet · American · 1874 – 1963

I'm committed to universal health coverage and education.

Carol Moseley Braun

Politician · American · b. 1947

Freedom can occur only through education.

Friedrich Schiller

Dramatist · German · 1759 – 1805

The impending teacher shortage is the most critical education issue we will face in the next decade.

David E. Price

Politician · American · b. 1940

Education is the cornerstone of our communities and our country.

Bill Frist

Politician · American · b. 1952

Poorer students take out larger loans and will have to contribute more to the cost of higher education.

Anne Campbell

Politician · English · b. 1940

He who opens a school door, closes a prison.

Victor Hugo

Author · French · 1802 – 1885

I don't want to send them to jail. I want to send them to school.

Adlai E. Stevenson

Politician · American · 1900 – 1965

We all know that girls who compete in sports perform better in school, are physically healthier and have a stronger self-esteem.

Louise Slaughter

Politician · American · b. 1929

As the tension eases, we must look in the direction of agriculture, industry and education as our final goals, and toward democracy under Mr Mubarak.

Naguib Mahfouz

Novelist · Egyptian · 1911 – 2006

I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is among elementary school youngsters than among college students.

Carl Sagan

Scientist · American · 1934 – 1996

Start with God - the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.

King Solomon

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Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.

John Dewey

Philosopher · American · 1859 – 1952

All are agreed, that the increase of learning and good morals are great blessings to society.

Joseph Lancaster

Educator · English · 1778 – 1838

We shall say clearly that any symbol conspicuously displaying religious affiliation in school is prohibited.

Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Politician · French · b. 1948

We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.

Peter Drucker

Businessman · American · 1909 – 2005

You cannot open a book without learning something.

Confucius

Philosopher · Chinese

Whenever a youth is ascertained to possess talents meriting an education which his parents cannot afford, he should be carried forward at the public expense.

James Madison

President · American · 1751 – 1836

The value of an arts education is widely accepted, especially in California.

Gavin Newsom

Politician · American · b. 1967

There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.

Roger Ascham

Writer · English

Education is our only political safety. Outside of this ark all is deluge.

Horace Mann

Educator · American · 1796 – 1859

Neither the University of Michigan nor its law school uses a quota system.

Adam Schiff

Politician · American · b. 1960

Education in my family was not merely emphasized, it was our raison d'etre.

Steven Chu

Scientist · American · b. 1948

Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to one but she has the means of settling well, without further expense to anybody.

Jane Austen

Writer · British · 1775 – 1817

A liberal education... frees a man from the prison-house of his class, race, time, place, background, family and even his nation.

Robert M. Hutchins

Educator · American · 1899 – 1977

The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.

Diogenes

Philosopher · Greek

Without education, you are not going anywhere in this world.

Malcolm X

Activist · American · 1925 – 1965

At age 11 in 1960, I moved to an academic state secondary school, Harrow County Grammar School for Boys.

Paul Nurse

Scientist · British · b. 1949

To this end the greatest asset of a school is the personality of the teacher.

John Strachan

Clergyman · Canadian · 1778 – 1867

As early as the autumn of 1862, I was made very happy by being sent to school.

John Sergeant Wise

Author · American · 1846 – 1913

When a child shows up for school, and is not physically and mentally ready to learn, he or she never catches up.

C. Everett Koop

Public Servant · American · b. 1916

There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning.

Christopher Morley

Author · American · 1890 – 1957

The secret of learning to be sick is this: Illness doesn't make you less of what you were. You are still you.

Tony Snow

Journalist · American · 1955 – 2008

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