There is not to be found, in all history, any miracle attested by a sufficient number of men, of such unquestioned good sense, education and learning, as to secure us against all delusion in themselves.

Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.

Life isn't all beer and skittles, but beer and skittles, or something better of the same sort, must form a good part of every Englishman's education.

I'm also working with Mrs. Bush on some education projects in Afghanistan, so I get to see her a great deal.

And I'm very surprised that all this stuff actually worked out to where I could have a career in film, gain the benefit of my education, and be thankful that I was able to break into my craft as an actor.

It seems to me that many writers, by virtue of environments of culture, art and education, slip into writing because of their environments.

The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential to the preservation of a free government.

Despotism is the only form of government which may with safety to itself, neglect the education of its infant poor.

A university is not a political party, and an education is not an indoctrination.

Everyone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods and techniques. The teacher is the heart of the educational system.

A child's education should begin at least one hundred years before he is born.

It seems to me that at this time we need education in the obvious more than the investigation of the obscure.

The main part of intellectual education is not the acquisition of facts but learning how to make facts live.

As we get closer to the end of this Congress, we should be addressing the urgent needs of the American people - the war in Iraq, affordable health care, a sensible energy policy, quality education for our children, retirement security, and a sound and fair fiscal policy.

I do not want to speak about overpopulation or birth control, but I think education is the way to give new impetus to the poverty question.