Quotes About Opportunity

Education should be a right, not a privilege. We need a revolution in the way that the United States funds higher education.

America had an emphasis on the individual and so education became available for everyone.

Treat them just the same as anybody else, give them an opportunity to make a living, and to get an education.

My Alma mater is the Chicago Public Library.

I don't want to send them to jail. I want to send them to school.

Some know the value of education by having it. I know it's value by not having it.

From kindergarten to graduation, I went to public schools, and I know that they are a key to being sure that every child has a chance to succeed and to rise in the world.

The problem with our education system is not that parents do not have a choice. The problem is that inequities continue to exist.

The individual college youth cannot wait forever until the problem of his education is decided.

Having an education is invaluable.

The best education for the best is the best education for all.

The chance to own a home; chance to own an education; chance to get access to capital. This is the real civil rights battle of the twenty-first century.

No child in Africa, and in fact anywhere in the world, should be denied education.

We have every resource necessary to provide access to education for every child on the planet; we just need to commit to enabling it.

There is no future without education.

A quality education grants us the ability to fight the war on ignorance and poverty.

We are getting an education of a lifetime. We're actually out there in the real world.

How do we redefine education so that 30-50 percent of inner-city children do not drop out of school, thus ensuring that millions will end up in prison?

From an early age I was told that I was expected to do more than continue to run a small business. Education was important and seen as a way of moving forward.

I believe that education is the greatest equalizer; thus, I will continue to fight to equalize the playing field in an educational atmosphere that is not always level!

I think it's a right that every American parent should have - choice and competition in education, and choice in schools are most important to me.

When I was at UCLA, the Harlem Globetrotters offered me a million dollars to come play for them. I turned it down because my education was just as important as playing ball.

In America, your zip code or your socioeconomic status should never determine the quality of your education.

Every child must be encouraged to get as much education as he has the ability to take. We want this not only for his sake - but for the nation's sake.