The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.
Interpretation
Education should develop both deep thinking and moral character.
This quote emphasizes that the purpose of education extends beyond mere academic knowledge; it should also cultivate the ability to think deeply and critically. True education aims to develop not only the intellect but also the character of individuals, preparing them to contribute positively to society.
In practice
In a graduation speech to emphasize the importance of holistic education.
This business of burning human beings with napalm, of filling our nation's homes with orphans and widows, of injecting poisonous drugs of hate into veins of peoples normally humane, of sending men home from dark and bloody battlefields physically handicapped and psychologically deranged, cannot be reconciled with wisdom, justice and love.
Music is the best consolation for a despaired man
We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love.
We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.
Israel... is one of the great outpost of democracy in the world
One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam is the Great Society... shot down on the battlefield of Vietnam.
In India, knowledge has always been considered more valuable than power, fame or riches. In our tradition, educational institutions are respected as temples of learning.
We can't afford not to educate girls and give women the power and the access that they need.
Let others pride themselves about how many pages they have written; I'd rather boast about the ones I've read.
The best way to get students involved in science and want to follow either science careers or incorporate it in their lives or to achieve science literacy is to expose them to the various jobs in STEM. It's broad from biologists to electricians to nanotechnologists to building fusion engines. It's a wide range of things.
When you wage war on the public schools, you're attacking the mortar that holds the community together. You're not a conservative, you're a vandal.
African American children are significantly more likely to be obese than are white children. Nearly half of African American children will develop diabetes at some point in their lives. People, that's half of our children. ...We can build our kids the best schools on earth, but if they don't have the basic nutrition they need to concentrate, they're still going to have a challenge learning.
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