Richard M. Daley Quotes

All children everywhere deserve the opportunity that is unlocked for them by education.

I really think that education is ground zero for fixing anything.

As a young man, I saw families prosper without reading because there were always sufficient opportunities for willing workers who could follow simple instructions. This is no longer the case. Children who don't read are, in the main, destined for lesser lives. I feel a deep sense of responsibility to change this.

A quality education grants us the ability to fight the war on ignorance and poverty.

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

Education is very important to me, as is helping children.

Be it a village or a city, education is very important, and it always comes into you.

Few things are as essential as education.

Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.

Education is everything. It's for everyone. We all need to be educated.

Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.

I think if education was celebrated in pop culture, we'd live in a better place.

There's a direct link between percentage of young people that are educated and how we live our lives.

You don't need a city charter to know that education is the foundation of any community.

I want to wage war against illiteracy, poverty, unemployment, unfair competition, communitarianism, delinquency.

Education is a wonderful thing. If you couldn't sign your name you'd have to pay cash.

Education is our only political safety. Outside of this ark all is deluge.

I believe education is the great equalizer.

Education is key. I graduated from high school; everyone needs to.

Promoting education is an effort that is close to my heart. Illiteracy contributes to poverty; encouraging children to pick up a book is fundamental.

Poverty and lack of knowledge must be challenged.

Schooling is so important.

Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run.

My focus is mainly on education. I believe education made all the difference for me, and it is certainly going to make all the difference for other children, too.

Health and education are always issues.