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Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. – William Butler Yeats

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Educations purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one. – Malcolm Forbes

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The Republicans have chosen to neglect young Americans who need assistance with the costs of higher education. – John Conyers

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The older I grow the more I see the influence of my family on my life. I didnt always see it. It was up to our parents to see that we had our education in a town that hadnt yet realized what racial prejudice was but actually knew and practiced it on occasion. – Katherine Dunham

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A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated. – Horace Mann

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