Amartya Sen Quotes

I believe in getting a good education to be able to go out into the world and make a difference.

The splendid thing about education is that everyone wants it. Like influenza, you can give it away without losing any of it yourself.

Education is our passport to the future.

Universal education is not only a moral imperative but an economic necessity, to pave the way toward making many more nations self-sufficient and self-sustaining.

Very likely education does not make very much difference.

The importance of education is ingrained in Scottish history.

Each year, I say I'm going to go to school next year. It's inevitable that I'll end up getting my education.

When I was young I didn't care about education, just money and box office.

Respect for education—the idea that education will buy improvement in our lives—is one of the oldest and fundamental American ideas.

I believe education is much more important than we assume.

As a product of education, I have always believed in the power of education as the most powerful, high-impact catalyst for transformation. Look at the impact that the Indian Institutes of Technology have had globally.

Education is the only solution. Education first.

Every child has a right to go to high school and end up with a third grade education.

I really do believe that education, despite this massive potential in transforming human lives, has not received the kind of attention that people should have given to it.

Education makes human beings more articulate. It transforms people. You can think differently about the world. It makes it possible for you to get jobs. It makes a dramatic difference. It generates a social equity that we need.

Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run. Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.

Education is fundamental to any success. That's your baseboard.

Education is the key. With a really good education, you have a much broader view of the world. Well-educated people can seek help for themselves. They can help others.

I think just as armament had a major impact of a negative kind in the world, education is something which has a major impact of a positive kind in the world. And I think the American population, with its humanity and with its concern about the future of the world, has a real reason to think about what it can do to help the world in expanding education.

Education is what allows you to stand out

Education is the way to achieve far-reaching results, it is the proper way to promote compassion and tolerance in society.

As countries get rich they start increasing education and the very educated people tend to not like trial and error, because they think they're obligated to use the body of knowledge they have.

If we were to compile a list of the ways in which the United States has made both itself and the wider world a better place, then at or very near the top would be its commitment to universal education.

It is possible to get an education at a university. It has been done; not often.

When I was growing up, I was lucky to benefit from a first class education.