Barbara Mikuski

That man is best educated who knows the greatest number of things that are so, and who can do the greatest number of things to help and heal the world.

The function of this school is custodial. It’s here to keep these kids off the streets until the girls are big enough to get pregnant and the boys are old enough to go out and hold up a gas station.

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.

The most crucial use of knowledge and education is to understand the importance of developing a good heart.

As precious as knowledge itself is the learning. As precious as any reward is the earning.

What is life but education, anyway?

Many schools include a service project as part of their curriculum, and many corporations have in-house projects for their employees or give them time off to do volunteer work.

Men may be born free; they cannot be born wise; and it is the duty of the university to make the free wise.

Research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I’m doing.

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.

You are your own teacher. Investigate yourself to find the truth – inside, not outside. Knowing yourself is most important.

No one will ever get anywhere in this world unless he becomes a teacher, one who can show others how to do things.

A man’s college and university degrees mean nothing to me until I see what he is able to do with them.

As a kid I had a hard time reading in school. I was the kid who would go one period a day to the class for kids with learning disabilities.

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