Quotes About Education

I was in a school called Shiv Niketan, run by Elizabeth Gauba, where she gave a lot of importance to people expressing themselves in whatever way they wanted - some could draw and answer, some could dance and answer, while some could act.

I grew up knowing the importance of breast cancer.

Every film you see in film school takes on a heightened importance in your life.

Financial literacy is just as important in life as the other basics.

Any educated person recognizes that curiosity and creativity aren't just important; they are among the essential human activities.

Public sharing is an important part of science.

Sport is an important part of the development of kids, and hence, it should be made a part of their curriculum.

A very important part of life is growth - I need to learn things every day.

To be clear, people are the most important part of any classroom. If given the choice between a great teacher and the world's most advanced education technology, I'd pick the teacher any day for my own children.

Teachers have been some of the most important people in my career.

The two most important things in my life were academics and sports. I had to do my schoolwork first.

During the entire communist era, communist ideology was imposed on children. That was Bolshevism.

Every American deserves a shot at the American dream without having to make the impossible choice of earning a degree or being saddled with a lifetime of debt.

Having a kid now, I impress on him all the time how dangerous drugs are.

My brother has a Ph.D. in biochemistry, which I find so totally impressive.

I'd had a French education for three years, my father being in the army. From 9 to 12, I went to French school. I've been sort of part of the culture, part of the geography, since I was quite young - the imprint was there.

When I brought my medical school friends home, Dad used to tell us that we didn't know anything about the world. He started giving me impromptu quizzes about history and current events. I quite liked that.

That was a huge part of my training, doing improv in Chicago.

I'm very interested in working with nonprofits, people in education, medicine, people who are doing things to improve the world and who don't have the money to come to Siegel+Gale for help.

I need to improve and improve all the time because I'm still learning the game, and the game is changing all the time.

If you improve your education system, there's no telling what kind of businesses you'll be able to attract.

I'm clear that we do need to improve what's happening in our schools.

We must provide an improved early education system so that all students have the opportunity to learn and reach their full potential.

And I think that's righteous, I think that's what parents want to know. They want to know what's going right in the school, and what needs improvement, and that's what this law does.