Quotes About Education

I think it is right that government should have passed legislation that requires that relationships and sex education is taught in schools, but at the same time, I also agree that it is right that parents should be able to choose the moment at which their children become exposed to that information.

If you wait until you're an adult to be exposed to the arts, it could seem elitist, it could seem out of reach, it could seem scary.

I was was never really exposed to anybody who wasn't just like me until, basically, I went to college.

I was lucky enough to have parents who started me on music very early, but most kids don't get that kind of exposure.

We had a great dramatic society in school, and that's where I first got exposure both as an actor and director.

My dad is an electrical engineer. So he was always very focused on, you know, teaching his daughters about, you know, science, math, technology. None of us actually became engineers for our careers, but I always had that exposure when I was young, and I just loved playing computer games.

That process of exposure to diverse opinions isn't 'brainwashing' - it's education.

Why shouldn't I be confident? I'm well educated, I can deliver a line, and I have more than three expressions. That's good right?

When I was in school, and even after, I did a lot of classic plays, and I guess it sort of extended into film.

My own thinking is often clarified and extended by talking with students.

I went to L.A. to become an actress, and I started from the ground up. I worked as an extra, and then I started taking this joke-writing class because it was free. I didn't want to be a comedian, but I was like, 'Free education? Yeah, I'll take a class.'

It is extremely important to me to write for children.

It's always extremely interesting to speak at colleges. My books are taught in many colleges in America and are part of the educational system, so it's really important to me. I don't believe in so many things in life, but something I believe in is education.

You get the feeling that on a lot of days the audience for most music would kind of rather not be faced with the artist, especially because we've been educated to think that the artist are these special creatures are otherwordly and aren't like us.

What I would say is that if someone faces discrimination, they should never back down. They should be self-confident and educate others not to have such an attitude.

To see old faces, to give back to the kids and let them know I come from these same schools and streets, and they can make it out, too, that's my biggest message to them.

You have to have teachers who are empowered to facilitate great teaching.

There was not much money around, but my sister and I were happy. All the sports facilities were 10 minutes' walk from my house and the school system was very good.

I come from a very working class background. My dad worked in a factory for 40 years. We all put ourselves through school.

My father worked in a tyre factory. My mother worked as a teacher.

When I left school at 14, I thought I had better get a job. I got one in a factory where I sewed on buttons. It was so boring and we weren't allowed to talk or sing. I lasted a day.

You know what my job is? I'm Mrs. Garrett from 'Facts of Life.'

I don't retain facts very well when it comes to music history.

Administrations and administrative faculty work very hard to see that schools are diverse as much as possible.