Well Educated – Quotes

Education begins at home

Education begins at home and I applaud the parents who recognize that they – not someone else – must take responsibility to assure that their children are well educated. Ernest Istook

We are not to

We are not to give credit to the many, who say that none ought to be educated but the free; but rather to the philosophers, who say that the well-educated alone are free. Epictetus

The well-educated young woman of 1950 will blend art and sciences in a way we do not dream of; the science will steady the art andthe art will give charm to the science. This young woman will marry–yes, indeed, but she will take her pick of men, who will by that time have begun to … Read more

I found him well

I found him well educated, with unusual powers of mind, but infected with misanthropy, and subject to perverse moods of alternate enthusiasm and melancholy. Edgar Allan Poe

They say that we

They say that we are better educated than our parents’ generation. What they mean is that we go to school longer. They are not the same thing. Douglas Yates

Don’t have a high

Don’t have a high school diploma? You’re in my Cabinet. Why? For 200 years, a lot of Cabinets have existed in our government. Powerful men. Well-educated. So let’s try something totally new. Dick Gregory

I’ve passed on a

I’ve passed on a number of bills. I’ve studied the Constitution myself. I am reasonably well educated… Dianne Feinstein

Going to school is

Going to school is not the same as going shopping. Parents should not be burdened with locating a suitable school for their child. They should be able to take their child to the neighborhood public school as a matter of course and expect that it has well-educated teachers and a sound educational program. Diane Ravitch

If you think about

If you think about portraying Americans, for example, in a Russian film, it all depends on where the American is from, if they went to school or not, and if they’re well-educated or not. Is it an American from Texas, or an American from Brooklyn? Things would change with the vocabulary and the accent. Demian … Read more

The only thing they

The only thing they [government] want is better data. But data doesn’t tell people someone is well educated. It’s a vicious circle. There is some myth involved. Some of this attitude has a long history. Deborah Meier