Augustin Matata Ponyo Quotes

It is our moral obligation to give every child the very best education possible.

In a world as competitive as ours, the child who does not get a decent education is condemned to the fringes of society. I think all Australians agree that this is intolerable. So we must demand as much of our schools as we do of our sports teams - and ensure that they keep the Australian dream alive for every child.

Education, doing homework, is the way to lift up girls. Around the world, where girls are educated, the economy and the standard of living rise.

I can't talk about the education of black children if I ignored two of my nieces who were a couple of grade levels behind. I believe that charity begins at home, and I take seriously the role of a godfather to fill the gap when the parents aren't doing their job.

Quite a few, actually, are involved in education. They have had the same experience Hanna and I had: when they started having their own kids, they didn't want them to have a poor educational experience; they wanted them to enjoy school.

Girls are going to school again in Swat Valley. And that is great.

Public schools were designed as the great equalizers of our society - the place where all children could have access to educational opportunities to make something of themselves in adulthood.

Every kid, every minority kid can be so successful if they focus on their education.

My father was a doctor, but he was what I would call an intellectual - very well-read and very interested in knowledge. He insisted that I get as much education as my brothers.

For the 95 per cent whose only means of schooling is the district or the city school, we must provide what we are not now providing, an education that will better fit them for the struggle of life.

Once I started the first school, I realized this is what my life is meant to be, is to promote education and help kids go to school, and that's very clear.

Middle-class families know education begins at birth.

I give the children education.

Parents have got to become more involved in their children’s education.

… public education was first provided for boys only; but light soon broke in, and girls were allowed to attend the public schools two hours a day.

Getting more girls a good education requires an approach that harnesses the collective efforts of developing nations, donor nations, multilateral organizations, NGOs, private-sector institutions.

Millennials easily connect the dots between good education and good opportunities, and they also understand that it isn't just hard work that determines how well a child will be educated - it also depends on where they live and the resources their parents commit to their education.

I want every girl, every child, to be educated.

No child's dream should be limited by the quality, or lack thereof, of the education they receive.

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

To my mind, the education of children - girl children, specifically - is what really creates an enlightened society. It creates a liberal society.

Key to success for the education of young African girls is building a model that works with communities, schools, and national Ministries of Education to build a system of protection and support around girls, ensuring that they receive the education that is their right. Financial support is provided alongside a social support system.

One way to ensure that all kids will be successful in school and life is by focusing on literacy by the end of the third grade.

Education never quite gets the attention it deserves in presidential campaigns, but monster flip-flops surely do.

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