Amartya Sen Quotes

Universal education is not only a moral imperative but an economic necessity, to pave the way toward making many more nations self-sufficient and self-sustaining.

The people of Missouri said they expect their elected leaders to support public schools because they know that education is the best economic development tool there is.

I have made education a top priority of this Administration because when we get it right, when every child learns, America will be a more hopeful place.

If you improve your education system, there's no telling what kind of businesses you'll be able to attract.

Our economy is on the move and we are creating thousands of new jobs, but we need to keep our foot on the gas pedal.

Texas deserves a leader who understands that making education a priority creates good jobs for Texans and keeps Texas on top.

Education is the great growth industry of the Third World. Since the Second World War, we have multiplied the number of children in school by four, with even larger multiples for secondary and university education.

Just as entrepreneurs developed America, they can develop other countries, too.

Continuing economic growth requires both recruitment of new companies and expansion of existing businesses.

These vast lands [Africa, South America, Asia]... need only assistance from us to be civilized.

The government's most creative and significant duty is education.

Education is economic development.

Tibet is sparsely populated. The two million Tibetans are not enough to handle the task of developing such a huge region. There is no harm in sending Han into Tibet to help.... The key issues are what is best for Tibetans and how can Tibet develop at a fast pace, and move ahead …

One way in which Americans have always been exceptional has been in our support for education. First we took the lead in universal primary education; then the ‘high school movement’ made us the first nation to embrace widespread secondary education

During the American regime in the Philippines political and general education has enjoyed an unparalleled growth. Yet during this period Americans and Filipinos have not succeeded in laying an economic foundation substantial enough to support the social and political superstructure which they have erected.

We cannot, as a country, improve economically, socially, and culturally without quality education.

No country which is now developed has done so without providing high quality public education.

For the world's four Chinese-speaking regions - Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong and mainland China - the longer the colonization, the more advanced a place is.

During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet. I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our country's economic growth and environmental protection, improvements in our educational system.

If we're serious about building an economy that lasts, we have got to get serious about education. We are going to have to pick up our games and raise our standards.

We do need curriculum reform. And it should happen at the state and local level. That is where educational policy belongs, because if a parent is unhappy with what their child is being taught in school, they can go to that local school board or their state legislature, or their governor and get it changed.

Arne Duncan is done more to bring our educational system, sometimes kicking and screaming, into the 21st century than anyone else.

We must fight inequality and poverty if we want to re-establish peace and security. Seven million Mexicans live in extreme poverty, which is why I have launched a crusade against hunger. We also have to improve our educational system and stimulate economic growth.

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

East Asia confirms the superior capacity of industrial capitalism in raising the material standard of living of large masses of people.