Michael Masser Quotes

Education in my family was not merely emphasized, it was our raison d'etre.

I was the daughter of teachers, so school was always very important. I liked it.

In my family, education was always important.

I had a very, very interesting childhood, but, oh my, education was the primary focus in our family.

My family has always valued my education.

Education was the most important value in our home when I was growing up.

My father, Emil Palade, was professor of philosophy, and my mother, Constanta Cantemir-Palade, was a teacher. The family environment explains why I acquired early in life great respect for books, scholars and education.

I grew up in a Chinese family where the parents' No. 1 priority is the kids' education.

Unlike any other time in our history, we have to know that staying in school and getting an education is the most important thing you can do.

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

I was blessed to have a mother and father that recognized the value of education.

I went to a lovely school, and I got an incredible education. And I actually think that my education is what really sets me apart, 'cause I'm very smart.

They greatly respected scholarship in itself, but they also impressed upon us that there were great opportunities available for those who were well educated. I received my primary and secondary education in Chicago.

I could enjoy the life that I had by virtue of the educational attainment that my grandparents and parents had pursued. Education was always incredibly valued in our family.

My parents really pushed me to excel in school. Education was always important to them, so it was important to me.

My parents believed in the power of education.

All three of us - two sisters and a brother - were brought up with an emphasis on academics.

My mum and dad pushed me to work hard in my earlier years in education.

Both my parents are teachers, and while they were always cool with what I did, they never let me take my education lightly.

If we want our children to value education, then we must show our appreciation for knowledge.

My mom was really vigorous about making sure that we saw things and that we questioned things. Education was so important to both of my parents.

You mustn't forget the circumstances I have been brought up in, the little education I have had.

I had to get good grades and do well in school - my mother was an assistant principal and my father was a teacher - and they took this very seriously.

While my parents never had the time or money to secure university education themselves, they were adamant that their children should. In comfort and in love, we were taught the joys of knowledge and of work well done. I only regret that neither my mother nor my father could live to see the day I would accept the Nobel Prize.

I grew up in an non-athletic family, where my parents were interested in music, in literature, in education and art.