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It is very nearly impossible... to become an educated person in a

It is very nearly impossible… to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind. – James Baldwin

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If youre treated a certain way you become a certain kind of person. If certain things are described to you as being real theyre real for you whether theyre real or not. – James Baldwin

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Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. – James Baldwin

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In my family, there was one cardinal priority – education. College was not an option it was mandatory. So even though we didnt have a lot of money, we made it work. I signed up for financial aid, Pell Grants, work study, anything I could. – Eva Longoria

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When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory. – Billy Joel

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More particularly, having a largely German-oriented education has made me very responsive to 19th-century German literature. – John le Carre

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The illiterate of the future will not be the person who cannot read. It will be the person who does not know how to learn. – Alvin Toffler

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