Hassanal Bolkiah Quotes

The importance of education is ingrained in Scottish history.

I didn't want to stay in America, because the level in Europe is much higher.

We have had this massive effort on K-12 reform, raising standards, great teachers, great principals, turning around chronically failing schools, raising the bar, huge amount of progress. Let's continue that.

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.

Scholarships that allow students to get a good education are important, but first we want to measure the progress that the schools are teaching our students, we want to hold them accountable for the progress, we want to hold the schools accountable for teaching the young people in America.

Children themselves know they are being cheated. Ultimately we owe it to our children. They are in school for 190 days a year. Every moment they spend learning is precious. If a year goes by and they are not being stretched and excited, that blights their life.

Very likely education does not make very much difference.

No matter what happens on the field, getting an education makes you a winner.

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.

The country that out educates us today will out compete us tomorrow.

Education is popular but very low standard. No wonder the Philippine economy is bankrupt.

I believe education is much more important than we assume.

In view of the importance of education, Punjab government is making all-out efforts for the promotion of education throughout the province.

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

Educational progress is a national concern; education is a private one.

If we educate our kids well, they will be more competitive.

You have to stay in school. You have to. You have to go to college. You have to get your degree. Because that's the one thing people can't take away from you is your education. And it is worth the investment.

Developing countries need to commit additional resources and have the political will to improve education.

If education is protection to life, you will realize that it is necessary that education accompany life during its whole course.

Whether you want to go into music, whether you want to be a lawyer, whether you want to be President of the United States, the bottom line for all of you is that you have got to get your education.

While the Tan Yan Kee foundation believes that it is merely scratching the surface relative to the gargantuan problems in the education sector, it envisions that one day it will be able to train more teachers and provide much-needed facilities that will transform schools into more conducive learning environments.

Lucio Tan Group has had an historic interest in education. From my days as a struggling working student, I knew that education is the key to escape from the clutches of poverty.

The most important thing for me is education, and my family were really supportive in making sure I did the best I could.

There isn't a single developed country which does not have its citizens well educated.

Parents and grandparents ought to understand the importance of making sure the next generation excels - and charter schools have proven extraordinarily successful nearly everywhere they've been tried.