George Lopez

Most of all we need an education system which will create an educated mind. This is a mind not simply a repository of information and skills, but a mind that is a source of creative skepticism, characterized by a willingness to challenge old assumptions and to be challenged, a spaciousness of outlook, and convictions that are deeply held, but which new facts and new experiences can always modify. It means an educational system which does not simply equip the students to adjust to society, but which enables the student to challenge and to modify, and at times reject, if necessary, the received wisdom of his elders.

Tomorrow’s illiterate will not be the man who can’t read, he will be the man who has not learned how to learn.

I’ve seen with my own students, community colleges offer an affordable route to four-year college degrees and good paying jobs.

Poorer students take out larger loans and will have to contribute more to the cost of higher education.

I just am not good at math.

Because of the flexibility that community colleges afford, many students do not have to choose between an education and fulfilling other responsibilities – they can do both.

You must unlearn what you have learned.

My last year in high school, I worked at a bindery, side by side with grown-ups who had been there their entire lives. Knowing that I, as a 16-year-old, was getting the same income and doing the same work… it gave me respect for those workers. But it also gave me an understanding that more is needed for folks to be able to cobble together a decent life on minimum wage.

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

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

Community colleges are certainly one of America’s best-kept secrets.

I never cut class. I loved getting A’s, I liked being smart. I liked being on time. I thought being smart is cooler than anything in the world.

Higher education cannot be a luxury reserved just for a privileged few. It is an economic necessity for every family. And every family should be able to afford it.

The universe is not indifferent to intelligence, it is actively hostile to it.

Education helps one case cease being intimidated by strange situations.