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.”
“Ignorance and a narrow education lay the foundation of vice, and imitation and custom rear it up.”
-- Mary Astell
“If we had in this room a hundred teachers, good teachers from good schools, and asked them to define the word education, there would be very little general agreement.”
-- William Glasser
“Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.”
-- Marcus Tullius Cicero
“Violence is black children going to school for 12 years and receiving 6 years' worth of education.”
-- Julian Bond
“It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to program. What fun is there to making plans, acquiring discipline, organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail, and learning to be self critical.”
-- Alan Perlis
“I went to drama school for four years at Carnegie Mellon, conservatory training before television comedy. I was doing Shakespeare and Chekov plays. It's about delivering on the promise of a $100,000 education and taking the shackles off and trying the hand at my craft. I'm thrilled with what I've seen so far.”
-- Josh Gad