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Education is a fundamental principle of what made America a success. We cant afford to throw any young people away. – Benjamin Carson

Just like my father, Ive always loved education. In school I was a member of the honor society. – Barbra Streisand

My grandmother lived to be 100 years old. Her grandmother was a slave, yet she was a college graduate in the Spellman class of 1917. She taught art for 50 years and she saved her Social Security checks for her childrens education. – Spike Lee

Education is when you read the fine print experience is what you get when you dont. – Pete Seeger

When the students are occupied, theyre not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a capital investment. – Arlen Specter

Strong advocacy for education, health care and worker safety will be indispensable if they are to get their fair share of President Bushs austere budget for the next fiscal year. – Arlen Specter

You know, in 1975 I couldnt get a job in New York City because I was American. The kitchens were predominantly run by French, Swiss, German, and basically I got laughed at. I had education, I had experience, but got laughed at because I was American. – Emeril Lagasse

Education was the most important value in our home when I was growing up. People dont always realize that my parents shared a sense of intellectual curiosity and a love of reading and of history. – Caroline Kennedy

I aint got much education, but I got some sense. – Loretta Lynn

When I was in school, my mother stressed education. I am so glad she did. I graduated from Yale College and Yale University with my masters and I didnt do it by missing school. – Angela Bassett

Education commences at the mothers knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character. – Hosea Ballou

I never got a formal education. So my intellect is my common sense. I dont have anything else going for me. And my common sense opens the door to instinct. – Jerry Lewis

Many of those who argue for vouchers say that they simply want to use competition to improve public education. I dont think it works that way, and Ive been watching this for a longtime. – Jonathan Kozol

There are five issues that make a fist of a hand that can knock America out cold. Theyre lack of jobs, obesity, diabetes, homelessness, and lack of good education. – will.i.am

As we develop and get quicker with technology in America, its like were downgrading if you look at the investment in education… thats the thing that worries me. – will.i.am

Economists report that a college education adds many thousands of dollars to a mans lifetime income – which he then spends sending his son to college. – Bill Vaughan

The American education system couldnt be more badly directed or poorly funded if the Secretary of Education were Ed Wood. – Dennis Miller

Both class and race survive education, and neither should. What is education then? If it doesnt help a human being to recognize that humanity is humanity, what is it for? So you can make a bigger salary than other people? – Beah Richards

Im a good son, a good father, a good husband – Ive been married to the same woman for 30 years. Im a good friend. I finished college, I have my education, I donate money anonymously. So when people criticize the kind of characters that I play on screen, I go, You know, thats part of history. – Samuel L. Jackson

I feel a social responsibility. We need to open peoples eyes. There is a lack of education in Ethiopia. – Haile Gebrselassie