Viola Davis Quotes

The education of my brother and myself was of paramount importance to my parents, and in addition to their strong encouragement, they were prepared to make any sacrifice to further our intellectual development.

It's really not about the money. It's just about educating yourself.

I'll tell you what the real problem is: These people are working under the assumption that they know better about what is good for kids, what kids need to learn to get ahead in this world.

Education is an incredibly personal issue for me. If you're the first generation to go to college, sometimes you don't realize your potential until others point it out.

My family gave me the best in education.

I'm happy to be helping people that are passionate about empowering parents for student learning.

I probably didn't put forth the effort I should have put forth, didn't realize the value of education until I went to college.

My daughter's education is my priority.

The truth is that an intellectual life is available to almost anyone, almost anywhere, if they work hard enough and are given some kind of access point.

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

Think about every problem, every challenge, we face. The solution to each starts with education.

None of you has ever failed. School may have failed you. Goodbye to failure, children. Welcome to success.

You'll find that education's about the only thing lying around loose in this world, and that it's about the only thing a fellow can have as much of as he's willing to haul away. Everything else is screwed down tight and the screw-driver lost.

Instruction does much, but encouragement everything.

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self reliant enough to be free.

They will not stop me, I will get my education, if it is in home, school or any place

I definitely believe in the power of education. I believe the more people know, the more they are able to do what they can.

I wouldn’t be the person I am today if it wasn’t for the opportunities the library gave me.

The job of an educator is to teach students to see vitality in themselves

Fear dims when you learn things.

You just learn one thing for the day, that can change a fight.

Fun for me is to take what I learn and teach others in a way that is accessible and applicable in their own lives.

When you are young, work to learn, not to earn.

To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself, and enlarges the sphere of existence.

I was always my own teacher.