Quotes about "Education & Learning"

In the early centuries of Islam, the great schools of Islamic jurisprudence were built upon the above principles. Basic to all their legal systems they developed the doctrine that liberty is the fundamental basis of law. ”

Knowledge is the most democratic source of power. ”

My opportunity to design school choice systems began in 2003 with a phone call from Jeremy Lack at the New York City Department of Education. He knew of my work on the medical match and wondered if similar efforts might help reorganize the dysfunctional, congested system then used to match students to high schools. ”

Many countries persecute their own citizens and intern them in prisons or concentration camps. Oppression is becoming more and more a part of the systems. ”

I agree with the many who consider freezing all sorts of weapons systems a first step in a realistic disarmament policy. ”

The dream doesn't lie in victimization or blame; it lies in hard work, determination and a good education. ”

Progress for black Americans depends on good schools because education is the last great equalizer. ”

I feel like in America, we don't have a kid problem. You think about all these issues that these kids are dealing with, we have an adult problem. We have adults that do not place the priority on our kids to get a valuable education. ”

I have an incredible amount of basketball knowledge, and I think a lot of that is derived from having a Hall of Fame college basketball coach who was very knowledgeable of the game and I had a great high school coach who was also very knowledgeable. ”

Salsa, classic rock, soul music, jazz... all of that was a part of my education in making hip-hop music. ”