Quotes about Education

That's high school for you, a bevy of people unfit for adult life encounters in any form.

The baby boom psyche embraces a powerful presumption that education is a key to moving away from manual labor, and dirt—two undeniable ingredients of farming.

I'll lead you to the river of knowledge. You can catch your own damn fish.

He reads next to nothing. It might interfere with his knowledge of the universe.

The person who doesn't read is no better off than the person who can't read.

If we do not teach our children, societ will. And they-and we-will live with the results.

If you don't let a teacher know what level you are -- by asking a question, or revealing your ignorance -- you will not learn or grow

I believe that there are parts to human nature that cannot be reached by either legislation or education, but require the power of God to deal with.

To focus on technique is like cramming your way through school. You sometimes get by, perhaps even get good grades, but if you don't pay the price day in and day out, you never achieve true mastery of the subjects you study or develop an educated mind.

If you don't let a teacher know at what level you are—by asking a question, or revealing your ignorance—you will not learn or grow. You cannot pretend for long, for you will eventually be found out. Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education. Thoreau taught, "How can we remember our ignorance, which our growth requires, when we are using our knowledge all the time?

Trust—or the lack of it—is at the root of success or failure in relationships and in the bottom-line results of business, industry, education, and government.

The purpose of teaching is learning and learning is changed behavior.