We have to help young people, because at the end of the day, we won't have an economy if we don't have them.
Countries are very reluctant to impose short term pain for long term gain.
A diamond cannot be polished without friction, nor a person perfected without trials. Someone is enjoying shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
A BMW can't take you as far as a diploma.
The Pell Grant is more than a financial aid program for college students in need. It is the right thing to do for America's college students, and it is the right thing to do for America's economy.
A wise man in China asked his gardener to plant a shrub. The gardener objected that it only flowered once in a hundred years. "In that case," said the wise man, "plant it immediately." [On the importance of fundamental research.]
Neither man nor nation can prosper unless, in dealing with the present, thought is steadily taken for the future.
Education is more valuable than money. Money can be taken away from you. Education cannot be.
Governments are based on power, companies are based on goodwill, which allows them to invest in the future.
I say let's not gamble with American jobs and America's future.
Every young man or woman should weigh the matter well before concluding that a college education is out of the question.
You cannot plant an acorn in the morning, and expect that afternoon to sit in the shade of an oak.
When you have a father and a mother who work all their lives so you can have an education and build your body - it's a blessing.
I think in the long run the money that s been put into the space program is one of the best investments this country has ever made . . .This is a downpayment on the future of mankind. It's as simple as that.
To have a baby, raise him and educate him, is something very valuable. But we, as a society, don't see it that way.
Getting that degree is something that is very important to me and my family.
I would want to bring up my children. Therefore, I have no dream to make my mark. Instead, I enjoy economic freedom my hard work has given me. It means that I can give my children the best start in life.
My wife Shanti and I are blessed with two wonderful daughters. Nothing is more important to us than protecting their future and the future of every Arkansas child.
Cutting the deficit by gutting our investments in innovation and education is like lightening an overloaded airplane by removing its engine. It may make you feel like you're flying high at first, but it won't take long before you feel the impact.
'Christy' is worth staying out of college for because I believe in the show. I wouldn't stay out of college for many other shows.
All of us have to recognize that we owe our children more than we have been giving them.
My parents wanted me to get a degree.
We work day after day, not to finish things; but to make the future better ... because we will spend the rest of our lives there.
They take pride in their schools. They begin to participate, where, when they are renters, they don't do that. So what we're doing by this program is strengthening America.
Though wrong gratifies in the moment, good yields its gifts over a lifetime.
