“I think the whole system of education would change if I were in charge and had the ability to make changes. I don't think I would keep Princeton exactly being Princeton.”

“It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.”

“I definitely had a top-notch education.”

“Religion is not only a part of education, an element of humanity, but the center of everything else, always the first and the ultimate, the absolutely original.”

“If bringing up the next generation is important, why aren't they the best qualified, the best paid? Why aren't we as concerned about their career progression as we are about those who work in the education or health services?”

“Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.”

“I am playing the violin, that's all I know, nothing else, no education, no nothing. You just practice every day.”

“I was a total education geek. I loved school. I loved learning. I loved doing homework. All of my books and notebooks from high school are underlined and highlighted and there are notes all over the margins. And you know, I was a theater kid too. I was all over the place.”

“There is nothing of any consequence in education, in the economy, in city planning, in social policy that does not concern black people.”