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Education

When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory. – Billy Joel

Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment. – Barbara Jordan

Education can counteract the natural tendency to do the wrong thing, but the inexorable succession of generations requires that the basis for this knowledge be constantly refreshed. – Garrett Hardin

True education flowers at the point when delight falls in love with responsibility. – Philip Pullman

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

Research has shown time and time again that infants who receive the high-quality child care and early education programs do better in school, have more developed social skills, and display fewer behavior problems. – Judy Biggert

A country like Belgium, or socialist countries in central Europe spend more money on art education than the United States, which is a really puzzling thought. – Mikhail Baryshnikov

But I look at failure as education. In that respect, I am so well-educated. – Kathy Ireland

The difference in the education of men and women must give the former great advantages over the latter, even where geniuses are equal. – Samuel Richardson

If the education and studies of children were suited to their inclinations and capacities, many would be made useful members of society that otherwise would make no figure in it. – Samuel Richardson

What I got which was unusual, especially as a child actress, was parents who believed that Hollywood was not that important. They told us education, family, health, all come first and they meant it. – Danica McKellar

I give the children education. – Jackie Chan

The world we build tomorrow is born in the stories we tell our children today. Politics moves the pieces. Education changes the game. – Jonathan Sacks

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action. – Herbert Spencer

Education has for its object the formation of character. – Herbert Spencer

Apartheid education, rarely mentioned in the press or openly confronted even among once-progressive educators, is alive and well and rapidly increasing now in the United States. – Jonathan Kozol

I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to me to be built up on the supposition that every child is a kind of idiot who must be taught to think. – Anne Sullivan

Education in the light of present-day knowledge and need calls for some spirited and creative innovations both in the substance and the purpose of current pedagogy. – Anne Sullivan Macy

Outright bans on plastic bags may not be the best solution, but education and incentives to get people to stop using them are necessary. – David Suzuki

Health care and education, in my view, are next up for fundamental software-based transformation. – Marc Andreessen