Education Quotes
“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.”
“Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon.”
-- Alexander Pope
“I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few.”
-- William Morris
“In our post-9/11 world, our Nation's military deserves, at least the same access to institutions of higher education that any other major employer might enjoy.”
-- Mike Rogers
“No group and no government can properly prescribe precisely what should constitute the body of knowledge with which true education is concerned.”
-- Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Education is the key. But it's the kind of education that we teach that is the key. We don't have it.”
-- Edward James Olmos
“You can't stand for too many things. You can't use the bully pulpit for too many things. So, I promise you, every day, I am going to talk about jobs, spending, and education.”
-- Meg Whitman