American high school students trail teenagers from 14 European and Asian countries in reading, math and science. Were even trailing France. – Suzanne Fields
That science has long been neglected and declining in England, is not an opinion originating with me, but is shared by many, and has been expressed by higher authority than mine. – Charles Babbage
Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred years. – John Burroughs
We discussed politics, but we also talked about the importance of hard work, personal responsibility, living within your means, keeping your word. Those lessons stay with you throughout your life. – Bob Ehrlich