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I had passed through the entire British education system studying

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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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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We are all subject to the fates. But we must act as if we are not, or die of despair. – 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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We cant get to the $4 trillion in savings that we need by just cutting the 12 percent of the budget that pays for things like medical research and education funding and food inspectors and the weather service. And we cant just do it by making seniors pay more for Medicare. – Barack Obama

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True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance. – Abigail Van Buren

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You cant stand for too many things. You cant use the bully pulpit for too many things. So, I promise you, every day, I am going to talk about jobs, spending, and education. – Meg Whitman

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The value of a good education has never left me. – Michelle Pfeiffer

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