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

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Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be read more

Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants.

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A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimension.

A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimension.

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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

by Nelson Mandela Found in: Education Quotes,
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Real education must ultimately be limited to men who insist on knowing. The rest is mere sheep herding.

Real education must ultimately be limited to men who insist on knowing. The rest is mere sheep herding.

by Ezra Loomis Pound Found in: Education Quotes,
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The need for a college education is even more important now than it was before, but I think that the read more

The need for a college education is even more important now than it was before, but I think that the increased costs are a very severe obstacle to access. It is an American dream, and I think that one of our challenges is to find a way to make that available.

by Roy Romer Found in: Education Quotes,
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The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place in which to spend one's read more

The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place in which to spend one's leisure.

by Sydney J. Harris Found in: Education Quotes,
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Learning is finding out what you already know -Richard Bach.

Learning is finding out what you already know -Richard Bach.

by Richard Bach Found in: Education Quotes,
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Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind which read more

Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind which is the best security against crafty & dangerous encroachments on the public liberty.

by James Madison Found in: Education Quotes,
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Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive;
easy to govern, but impossible to enslave.

Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive;
easy to govern, but impossible to enslave.

by William Blake Found in: Education Quotes,
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