Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned Quotes

The goal, I think, of American education, for decades, and across many, many scholars, was basically to teach people broad lessons in how to live life, how to engage life, how to essentially be effective citizens and effective people.

Education is not just another consumer item. It is the bedrock of our democracy.

If we are going to live in a world ruled by true democracy, then it is essential that every human being receives the kind of education that will best develop his faculties. In addition, each and every one of us must become conscious of the fact that we have an obligation to think for ourselves so that we may function as citizens.

Our communities are strong because local leaders and active citizens listen and learn from the people they serve.

An educated people can be easily governed.

Reading and writing, like everything else, improve with practice. And, of course, if there are no young readers and writers, there will shortly be no older ones. Literacy will be dead, and democracy - which many believe goes hand in hand with it - will be dead as well.

Here once again education is crucial, it enables children to be become more aware of their rights and to exercise them in a respectful manner which helps them shape their own future.

Individuals and nations owe it to themselves and the world to become informed.

The ability to think straight, some knowledge of the past, some vision of the future, some skill to do useful service, some urge to fit that service into the well-being of the community - these are the most vital things education must try to produce.

I believe that all students, when asked to be accountable for their actions and to be socially aware citizens, will become agents for change!

Most people associate reading with laying on the beach. They don't see that it's crucial for a democracy!

Education of both men and women is a wonderful contraceptive.

A constitutional democracy is in serious trouble if its citizenry does not have a certain degree of education and civic virtue.

Without education, you can’t have democracy.

Education, then, as universally diffused as the elements of God, is the life-blood of our body politic. The intelligence of the people is the one great fact of our civilization and our prosperity, — it is the beating heart of our age and of our land. It is education alone which makes equality possible without anarchy, and liberty without license.

There is no excuse for letting another generation be as vastly ignorant, or as devoid of understanding … as we are ourselves.

Public broadcasting makes our nation smarter, stronger and, yes, safer.

I think that literature has the important effect of creating free, independent, critical citizens who cannot be manipulated.

We are in a world where people are understanding that athletes and entertainers are citizens too. Some of us want to leverage our platform for good, and I want to be someone who is thoughtful and real about trying to influence people in a way that will lead to healthier communities and a better nation.

If people are educated, they will know what they need.

Education is there to help our children negotiate the world and understand the communities they're a part of. We owe it to them to provide them with the best information we can to live their lives happily, safely, and without discrimination.

The more we educate folks, the more it will help them make informed policy decisions.

It's important that our children are raised to be educated, well-rounded tax-paying citizens that understand the importance of technology and science.

Democracy doesn't require a whole lot of work of its citizens, but it requires some: It requires taking a good look outside once in a while, and considering the bad news and what it might mean, and making the occasional tough choice, and soberly taking stock of what your real interests are.

Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education.