Quotes about Education

I read for the 'ah-ha's,' the information that makes a light bulb go off in my mind. I want to put information in my mind that is going to be the most beneficial to me, my family and my fellow man - financially, morally, spiritually, and emotionally.

Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.

In spite of the fact of my dad telling me that if I did well, I could go to the military, I said, 'No, I want to go to college.'

Marriage, the family unit, was the "original Department of Health, Education and Welfare."

My dream is that every child has enough food to eat, good medical care, and the chance to go to school and even attend college.

The object of education is not to fill a man's mind with facts; it is to teach him how to use his mind in thinking.

The greatest sin today in the church is the man in the pew who is ignorant of the Bible.

The difference between a learned man and an ignorant one is the same as that between a living man and a corpse.

I don't read such small stuff as letters, I read men and nations. I can see through a millstone, though I can't see through a spelling-book. What a narrow idea a reading qualification is for a voter!

Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring.

Having the right goal is essential for Christian education to be effective. According

Yes, I learned history at school; I know everything about apartheid. My dad, he bought the books about it, stuff like that. But I just move on with my life. It's completely different for me.