George Eliot

Life is measured by the rapidity of change, the succession of influences that modify the being.

The sons of Judah have to choose that God may again choose them. The divine principle of our race is action, choice, resolved memory.

Miss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress.

Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.

For what is love itself, for the one we love best? An enfolding of immeasurable cares which yet are better than any joys outside our love.

Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.

The function of the university is not simply to teach bread-winning, or to furnish teachers for the public schools or to be a centre of polite society; it is, above all, to be the organ of that fine adjustment between real life and the growing knowledge of life, an adjustment which forms the secret of civilization.

I don’t give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way.

We believe, that is, you and I, that education is not an expense. We believe it is an investment.

Sometimes you get educated by being really bothered by things and you have to educate yourself on how to respond.

Women who earn a certificate or degree from a community college, especially in STEM-related field, will be ready to move into a good-paying job in the growing global economy. Community colleges also offer mentorship and support that goes far beyond the classroom.

If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test, I wouldn’t be here. I guarantee you that.

Education… has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.

I don’t care what their [Guns N’ Roses] record is. If you need a blood donor and the only person who can give you a transfusion is Hitler, you take the blood.

Education is the key to opportunity in our society, and the equality of educational opportunity must be the birthright of every citizen.

Education costs money, but then so does ignorance.

A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though, awakens your own expectations.

That experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you’re generally better off sticking with what you know. And the third is that sometimes your best investments are the ones you don’t make.

One of the things that make community colleges so special is they do not pick and choose their students – they work with all students.

Show me the books he loves and I shall know the man far better than through mortal friends.

No task before our nation is more important than expanding and improving the educational opportunities of all our people. The concept that every American deserves the opportunity to attain the highest level of education of which he is capable is not new to this Administration – it is a traditional ideal of democracy. But it is time that we moved toward the fulfillment of this ideal with more vigor and less delay. For education is both the foundation and the unifying force of our democratic way of life – it is the mainspring of our economic and social progress – it is the highest expression of achievement in our society, ennobling and enriching human life. In short, it is at the same time the most profitable investment society can make and the richest reward it can offer.