Quotes About Education

I like to listen to French radio; I'm trying to learn French.

I sometimes think I should go back to school to learn French and music, but who would have me?

When I got to college I simply decided that I could speak French, because I just could not spend any more time in French classes. I went ahead and took courses on French literature, some of them even taught in French.

Because my father is French, my first school was the Lycee Francais de Londres in Kensington.

All through college, I had frequently been the only girl in a science class - which wasn't such a bad deal.

When I travel throughout the district speaking with families and educators, I frequently hear of concerns with our K-12 education system.

At school, I was frequently subjected to racial abuse.

I don't want to be forty-five and still a freshman.

A freshman has only about 25% of his degree completed. They go off to play professional basketball, and to assume they will come back and get the degree done five, six, seven years later, I don't see that happening.

I failed every class up until I dropped out freshman year.

I got expelled from high school my freshman year.

I've taught fifth-year Christmas leavers last thing on a Friday afternoon. Basically, if you can face that you can face anything.

I learned so much in Laos. I learned that fried silkworm larvae are delicious. I learned how to make ant-egg salad.

Getting an education, building relationships and lasting friendships for the rest of your life... you can't take that away.

I am really and truly frightened by the collapse of support for the Republican Party by the young and the educated.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

I knew I wasn't going to be a scientist; I knew that early. When they started talking about dissecting frogs, I knew I wasn't going to be a scientist.

All I wanted to be was a teacher and perhaps give dance recitals from time to time.

We need education across the board on all fronts.

As an educator, I have always striven to see that the fruits of the American Dream are available to all.

Having to go back and forth between school and filming would sometimes be frustrating because I loved school. It was my chance to be around other people my age. But when you're leaving school to go to a set that's filled with kids your age, then it's fine.

I didn't read at all until I was 12. I just couldn't. It was too frustrating.

I found school very boring and frustrating.

Arbitrary benchmarks cheat kids out of a fulfilling education.