"I believe that education is the civil rights issue of our generation. And if you care about promoting opportunity and reducing inequality, the classroom is the place to start. Great teaching is about so much more than education; it is a daily fight for social justice."

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Source : John Dewey (1972). “The Early Works, 1882-1898: 1895-1898. Early essays”, p.93, SIU Press

Arne Duncan

#Education Quotes #Believe Quotes #Teaching Quotes

“No one can tell you what your life is goin to be, can they? No. It's never like what you expected. Quijada nodded. If people knew the story of their lives how many would then elect to live them?”
“I keep working because I am quite sure that no particle of goodness or truth is ever really lost, however appearances may be to the contrary.”
“Only with a leaf can I talk of the forest”
“I hope to be acting until I'm playing the role of Grandma, and I'd like to branch out in film - producing, directing, all of it. I'll sleep when no one wants to hire me!”

Source : "Surprise! She's a Bombshell (and You Can be One Too)". Interview with Laurie Sandell, www.glamour.com. September 2, 2007.
“He was one of the most supremely stupid men I have ever met. He taught me a great deal.”
“The old foundations of success are gone ... The world's wealthiest man, Bill Gates, owns nothing tangible: no land, no gold or oil, no factories ... For the first time in history the world's wealthiest man owns only knowledge.”

Source : Lester C. Thurow (2009). “Building Wealth: The New Rules for Individuals, Companies, and Nations in a Knowledge-Based Economy”, p.11, Harper Collins
“I can't just watch a horror movie and leave it at that. The scary parts just stick with me. It kind of infiltrates my brain and sometimes I can't sleep at night, so usually I don't go and voluntarily watch one.”

Source : Source: dailydead.com
“Intelligence and education that hasn't been tempered by human affection isn't worth a damn.”

Source : Daniel Keyes (2012). “Flowers For Algernon”, p.154, Hachette UK

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