Quote by John Updike
The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an

The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an unnatural strain on parents. So they provided jails called schools, equipped with tortures called an education. – John Updike

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Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea. – John Updike

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The golf swing is like a suitcase into which we are trying to pack one too many things. – John Updike

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I love my government not least for the extent to which it leaves me alone. – John Updike

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The first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and meaningful work. – John Ruskin

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Ive never been a big believer in formal education. – Megan Fox

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When a woman earns a dollar, the payback is higher. Shell invest in her children, in their education, health care, and basic needs. The impact of a womans role in the economy benefits society at large. – Andrea Jung

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Education is not a problem. Education is an opportunity. – Lyndon B. Johnson

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Theres something very beautiful and compelling about someone who has ambition and someone who knows what they want, but it can get a little frustrating at times, so I understand that. I have sympathy for that. – Michael Ealy

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Democracy cannot flourish half rich and half poor, any more than it can flourish half free and half slave. – Felix G. Rohatyn, New York Times, 3 June 1987

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