Quotes about "Education & Learning"

I wasn't using college as a stepping stone to law school or some other career. I just wanted a liberal-arts education. ”

One must know combinations, one must have a true knowledge of food to be in the moment. ”

To finally reform higher education, we should start by asking fundamental questions, such as, Why does it take four years to get a degree? ”

Across the country, universities that had abandoned in loco parentis in the 1960s because it was too oppressive and intrusive have replaced it with in loco Big Brother programs of political and cultural re-education. ”

The dumbing down of elementary and secondary education has made its way to the collegiate level; too many unprepared students are admitted despite their inability to do college-level work. ”

Fame is empowering. My mistake was that I thought I would instinctively know how to handle it. But there's no manual, no training course. ”

Definitely, study is absolutely necessary in all forms - it's just like any talent that's born within somebody. It's just like a good pair of shoes when you put a shine on it, you know? Like, schooling brings out the polish of any talent. It happens anywhere in the world. ”

Making movies was a real weird kind of adult experience. In a way it was like MIT, in that it was a great education. The big lesson is, people are people. They're smart, funny, creative people, but they're people. ”

When I was a Republican governor, he was obviously a Democratic president, but on issue after issue after issue, President Obama was very helpful to us in education, in the environment, with the handling of the BP oil spill. ”

I'll continue to fight for school choice and home schooling. Do I believe in accountability? You bet I do. ”