Quote by Thomas Frank
For-profit higher education is today a booming industry, feeding o

For-profit higher education is today a booming industry, feeding on the student loans handed out to the desperate. – Thomas Frank

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Under the administration of George W. Bush, you will recall, federal spending grew pretty significantly. At the same time, the number of people directly employed by the federal government shrank. One of the factors that explained the difference was contracting. – Thomas Frank

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Government
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We are watching industries crumble, Wall Street firms disappear, unemployment spike, and unprecedented government intervention. And our designated opinion leaders want to know: Is Obama up this week? Is he down? And is his leadership style more like Bill Clintons, or Abraham Lincolns? – Thomas Frank

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Government
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There is much to dislike about President Obamas approach to the financial crisis. But opposition, it seems, will have to come from somewhere other than conservatism. The party out of power is also a party out of touch. – Thomas Frank

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power
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Education
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If we had in this room a hundred teachers, good teachers from good schools, and asked them to define the word education, there would be very little general agreement. – William Glasser

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Education

I realized that I would have some very tough sledding, and I was very discouraged because I didnt see much hope of getting into the field I wanted to get into with no college education. – Clyde Tombaugh

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Education

I was delighted to not go to university. I couldnt wait to be out of education. – Tom Stoppard

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Education

I dont think of myself as a policy expert. I think education is the most important thing. – Jenna Bush

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Education

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The thing about being autistic is that you gradually get less and less autistic, because you keep learning, you keep learning how to behave. Its like being in a play Im always in a play. – Temple Grandin

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No healthy civilization can ever be reared on a foundation of devitalized work. – William Ralph Inge

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A good neighbor is a fellow who smiles at you over the back fence, but doesnt climb over it. – Arthur Baer

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Newfoundland dogs are good to save children from drowning, but you must have a pond of water handy and a child, or else there will be no profit in boarding a Newfoundland. – Josh Billings

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