“The more education a woman has, the wider the gap between men's and women's earnings for the same work.”

“Catholic schools in our Nation's education have been paramount in teaching the values that we as parents seek to instill in our children.”

“A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated.”

“The people in Iraq lived essentially good lives. They had brilliant health and education systems. Saddam actually created an incredible infrastructure in a very difficult country, but they were a Mafia family. If you said anything against that regime or that family you would be killed instantly.”

“When a woman earns a dollar, the payback is higher. She'll invest in her children, in their education, health care, and basic needs. The impact of a woman's role in the economy benefits society at large.”

“Real education must ultimately be limited to men who insist on knowing, the rest is mere sheep-herding.”

“But I look at failure as education. In that respect, I am so well-educated.”

“No part of the education of a politician is more indispensable than the fighting of elections.”

“We need to drive down requirements for the schools. In the 19th century, we increased the quality of the schools by higher education saying, 'You can't come in unless you have these skills, unless you've taken these courses.' We did that in Wisconsin when I was there, it helped to transform the secondary school system.”