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My parents were keen for me to have the education they themselves

My parents were keen for me to have the education they themselves never had. They werent able to guide me towards particular books, but they encouraged me to read, which I did, randomly and compulsively. – Ian Mcewan

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I apologize for being obvious, but every time I watch the curtain come down on even a halfway decent production of a Shakespeare play I feel a little sorrowful that Ill never know the man, or any man of such warm intelligence. – Ian Mcewan

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By concentrating on what is good in people, by appealing to their idealism and their sense of justice, and by asking them to put their faith in the future, socialists put themselves at a severe disadvantage. – Ian Mcewan

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As a Member of Congress, Ive continued my familys tradition of focusing on education. – Mark Kennedy

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Education is hanging around until youve caught on. – Robert Frost

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The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth. – John F. Kennedy

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What turns me on about the digital age, what excited me personally, is that you have closed the gap between dreaming and doing. You see, it used to be that if you wanted to make a record of a song, you needed a studio and a producer. Now, you need a laptop. – Bono

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