Karen DeCrow Quotes

There is a reason you keep hearing about the power of educating girls in the developing world. It's a reason so simple that you will probably view it with suspicion, as I once did. It's this: educating girls works. Really works.

Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.

Access to quality education has enabled me to reach far beyond the Bangladeshi village I grew up in.

While the overall goal of any society must be to educate all its members, at this stage in human history the greatest need is to educate women and girls. For over twenty years, studies have consistently documented that, of all possible investments, educating women and girls pays the highest overall dividends in terms of social development, the eradication of poverty and the advancement of community.

Education is the foundation of social progress and economic development.

When we tell girls that we expect them to pursue education and excel in education, we are changing the narrative and are opening the door to the leaders of our future.

It is education which can liberate you and I believe girls should get the best education.

To my mind, the education of children - girl children, specifically - is what really creates an enlightened society. It creates a liberal society.

No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.

In Philadelphia, our public safety, poverty reduction, health and economic development all start with education. We can't grow the middle class if we don't give our kids the tools they need to innovate and invent.

When girls are educated, you get effects that cascade throughout society.

Educating our young girls is the foundation for Nigeria's growth and development.

Education is the investment our generation makes in the future.

I convinced myself economic empowerment of women was going to be key, especially in a country like this where most women didn't go to school.

There is simply no way our nation can progress if its women population is left behind.

Centuries have elapsed since schools were first established.... Because learning was viewed as the exclusive province of the samurai and his superiors, farmers, artisans, merchants and women have neglected it altogether.... There shall, in the future, be no community with an illiterate family, nor a family with an illiterate person .... Hereafter ... every man shall, of his own accord, subordinate all other matters to the education of his children.

India, China, and Latin America have a tremendous stake in the people's century. As their masses learn to read and write, and as they become productive mechanics, their standard of living will double and treble.

Education remains one of the black community's most enduring values. It is sustained by the belief that freedom and education go hand in hand, that learning and training are essential to economic quality and independence.

Girl Rising reminds us that educating the girls of today is an investment in everyone's tomorrow.

You can hand out condoms, drop bombs, build roads, or put in electricity, but until the girls are educated a society won’t change.

I was thinking about the women of Pakistan, those who are not allowed to get education, those who are not allowed to do whatever they want to do in their life. I hope that the families will understand that the contribution of women is important and can be more powerful for building a greater country.

Few things are more important to each individual's future success or to our nation's prosperity than education.

Look at any country that's plagued with poverty, disease or violence; the antidote is girls. Girls are the antibodies to many of society's ills.

I am a firm believer in education and have worked very hard to tell young Latinos that they must go to college and that, if possible, they should pursue an advanced degree. I am convinced that education is the great equalizer.

Africa will thrive.