Betty Smith Quotes

Education is the only solution. Education first.

Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom.

Education is what allows you to stand out

There is no future without education.

Education is the key. With a really good education, you have a much broader view of the world. Well-educated people can seek help for themselves. They can help others.

Education is the way to achieve far-reaching results, it is the proper way to promote compassion and tolerance in society.

Poverty must not be a bar to learning and learning must offer an escape from poverty.

Access to quality education has enabled me to reach far beyond the Bangladeshi village I grew up in.

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

Literacy could be the ladder out of poverty

Education brightens a darkened world.

I can't imagine I could have become the person I am now without books. Books became synonymous with freedom. They showed that you could open doors and walk through.

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

When you educate a woman, you set her free. Had I not had books and education in Mississippi, I would have believed that's all there was.

Education is one of the most important tools that you can give somebody.

Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.

I am a firm believer in education and have worked very hard to tell young Latinos that they must go to college and that, if possible, they should pursue an advanced degree. I am convinced that education is the great equalizer.

Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.

I do not want to speak about overpopulation or birth control, but I think education is the way to give new impetus to the poverty question.

Education can give you a skill, but a liberal education can give you dignity.

Let people have an education and you can't stop them.

Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.

Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.

I was on my own at Wellesley, surrounded by a lot of young women who were motivated and intellectually curious. I started to read because I was required to do so for class, but I soon found myself enjoying the seclusion of the library. I came to see reading as an important way to learn about people, including myself.