education

"Anything that you learn becomes your wealth, a wealth that cannot be taken away from you; whether you learn it in a building called school or in the school of life. To learn something new is a timeless pleasure and a valuable treasure. And not all things that you learn are taught to you, but many things that you learn you realize you have taught yourself."

"Your life can be different, Young Ju. Study and be strong. In America, women have choices."

"Read great books and be great."

"Christ is the Lesson as well as the Teacher."

"School is the advertising agency which makes you believe that you need the society as it is."

"Ignoring isn’t the same as ignorance, you have to work at it."

"Now, what I want is Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else. You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts; nothing else will ever be of any service to them."

"A seeker of knowledge is the search for wise words."

"A reformer exhorted children that they would succeed where he and his colleagues had failed with the charge: "Live for that better day."

"Know the history of the great ancestors."

"The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers."

"One of George H. W. Bush's early teachers at Andover wrote, "At the moment he is intellectually immature for his powers of reasoning are not entirely developed."

"We had a policy of "no looking back". Once a decision was made, all members of our team were expected to stop talking about obstacles and instead focus intensely on solutions."Don't tell us all the reasons this might not work. Tell us all the ways it could work."

"Education is the freedom of wisdom , knowledge and understanding. But been educated does not guarantee success in life, but it's the key to everlasting life."

"...talent is evenly distributed. You never know how many talented people are out there until you invite and inspire them to be creative."

"This book is not about "homeschooling"at all. School is an artificial institution contrived by man. This book is about educating a child in the heart of the family given to that child by his Creator."

"If knowledge is not democratized, power can never be."

"Sometimes you read a book so special that you want to carry it around with you for months after you've finished just to stay near it."

"I seek and search for the light of knowledge."

"I grew up in libraries, and I hope I've learned never to take them for granted. A thriving library is the heart of its community, providing access to information and educational opportunities, bringing people together, leveling the playing field, and archiving our history."