Education Quotes
“Everything that everyone is afraid of has already happened: The fragility of capitalism, which we don't want to admit the loss of the empire of the United States and American exceptionalism. In fact, American exceptionalism is that we are exceptionally backward in about fifteen different categories, from education to infrastructure.”
“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.”
-- Kathleen Blanco
“Universal education is not only a moral imperative but an economic necessity, to pave the way toward making many more nations self-sufficient and self-sustaining.”
-- Desmond Tutu
“My parents discussed singing every night over the dinner table I had a tremendous music education.”
-- Renee Fleming
“Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don't.”
-- Pete Seeger
“We're first on executions. We're 49th in funding public education. We're in a race with Mississippi for the bottom, and we're winning.”
-- Kinky Friedman