“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” ~~ Anais Nin
Filed Under: Anais Nin, Attitude, Experience, Life
This collection of education quotes was inspired by the following quote from William Butler Yeats:
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
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“It’s not enough to be busy… the question is: what are we busy about?” ~~ Henry David Thoreau
“And I’ve said this all across the country when I talk to parents about education, government has to fulfill its obligations to fund education, but parents have to do their job too. We’ve got to turn off the TV set, we’ve got to put away the video game, and we have to tell our children that education is not a passive activity, you have to be actively engaged in it. If we encourage that attitude and our community is enforcing it, I have no doubt we can compete with anybody in the world.” ~~ Barack Obama
“The worthwhile problems are the ones you can really solve or help solve, the ones you can really contribute something to. … No problem is too small or too trivial if we can really do something about it.” ~~ Richard Feynman
“Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.” ~~ Steven Wright
“We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible. ” ~~ Barack Obama
“Learning is not a spectator sport.” ~~ Anonymous
“Genius without education is like silver in the mine.” ~~ Benjamin Franklin
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