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Like everywhere in the world, people of the Middle East aspire to liberty and justice. They wish to have a better life and a decent education for their children. ”
Let me put it this way: There is nothing in Islam that is fundamentally against the quest for knowledge. ”
Investment in education and economic prosperity is the best way to cure fanaticism and for establishing a just peace in the Middle East. ”
Investing in science education and curiosity-driven research is investing in the future. ”
It turns out all molecular and biological systems have speeds of the atoms move inside them; the fastest possible speeds are determined by their molecular vibrations, and this speed is about a kilometre per second. ”
The U.S. can still maintain research institutions, such as Caltech, that are the envy of the world, yet it would be hubristic and naive to think that this position is sustainable without investing in science education and basic research. ”
I've never had formal drama-school training; I've just picked things up as I've gone along. ”
It is as impossible to withhold education from the receptive mind, as it is impossible to force it upon the unreasoning. ”
I'm hoping someday that we'll be able to start a consortium with places like Carnegie Hall to work on early childhood education. I really feel that's the most important place to put the arts. ”
My education in the arts began at the Cleveland Museum of Art. As a Cleveland child, I visited the museum's halls and corridors, gallery spaces and shows, over and over. For me, the Cleveland Museum was a school of my very own - the place where my eyes opened, my tastes developed, my ideas about beauty and creativity grew. ”