Quote by Philip Pullman
I have maintained a passionate interest in education, which leads

I have maintained a passionate interest in education, which leads me occasionally to make foolish and ill-considered remarks alleging that not everything is well in our schools. – Philip Pullman

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What I couldnt help noticing was that I learned more about the novel in a morning by trying to write a page of one than Id learned in seven years or so of trying to write criticism. – Philip Pullman

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I had passed through the entire British education system studying literature, culminating in three years of reading English at Oxford, and theyd never told me about something as basic as the importance of point of view in fiction! – Philip Pullman

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Universal suffrage should rest upon universal education. To this end, liberal and permanent provision should be made for the support of free schools by the State governments, and, if need be, supplemented by legitimate aid from national authority. – Rutherford B. Hayes

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Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. – Will Durant

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

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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

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