If the children and youth of a nation are afforded opportunity to develop their capacities to the fullest, if they are given the knowledge to understand the world and the wisdom to change it, then the prospects for the future are bright. In contrast, a society which neglects its children, however well it may function in other respects, risks eventual disorganization and demise.

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Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius.

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Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. ― W.C. Fields

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Wisdom.... comes not from age, but from education and learning.

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Don't confuse schooling with education. I didn't go to Harvard but the people that work for me did. ― Elon Musk

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Do not be embarrassed by your mistakes. Nothing can teach us better than our understanding of them. This is one of the best ways of self-education.

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Without education, you are not going anywhere in this world. ― Malcolm X

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The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.

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Death is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem. ― Joseph Stalin

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When there's a person, there's a problem. When there's no person, there's no problem. ― Josef Stalin

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