Education Quotes
“My mom grew up in poverty in Oklahoma - like Dust Bowl, nine people in one room kind of place - and the way she got out of poverty was through education. My dad grew up without a dad, with very little and he also made his way out through education.”
“Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character.”
-- Hosea Ballou
“We must ensure our system of higher education offers world-class quality for a world-class economy.”
-- Bob Taft
“The College Access and Opportunity Act addresses the important need to make higher education more affordable and easier to access for low and middle-income students.”
-- Ron Lewis
“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.
“As long as she is talented enough and passionate about doing it herself then I will be happy and support her. I think I will be sensible - my parents said I could only do it if I got my education and so I had something to fall back on.”
-- Anna Friel
“To compete in a global economy, our students must continue their education beyond high school. To make this expectation a reality, we must give students the tools they need to succeed, including the opportunity to take a college entrance exam.”
-- Jennifer Granholm