You can't have a sustainable US economy without a great education system. Teach students to do the job right. You don't have an innovative economy unless you have a great education.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of a strong education system for a sustainable economy and innovation.
Walter Isaacson argues that a successful and sustainable economy in the United States is heavily reliant on a robust education system. He suggests that to ensure innovation and economic growth, it is crucial to teach students the skills necessary to perform their jobs effectively, as education lays the foundation for a workforce that can drive economic progress.
In practice
During a speech at a local community center, I used this quote to highlight the need for educational reform.
I visited Jobs for the last time in his Palo Alto, Calif., home. He had moved to a downstairs bedroom because he was too weak to go up and down stairs. He was curled up in some pain, but his mind was still sharp and his humor vibrant
I've always had an abundance of material about the subjects of my biographies.
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When there are multiple versions of a story, you really have three ways to go. You can pick the most sensational version. You can try to balance things in your gut to get to what you think is the honest truth. Or you can err on the side of kindness.
It is not enough for the teacher to love the child. She must first love and understand the universe. She must prepare herself, and truly work at it.
We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will accommodate.
Until it is kindled by a spirit as flamingly alive as the one which gave it birth a book is dead to us. Words divested of their magic are but dead hieroglyphs.
There's something missing about how we're informing the youngsters coming along about what matters in the world. We teach them the numbers and the letters, but we fail to communicate the importance of our connection to the living world.
To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.
What a newspaper needs in its news, in its headlines, and on its editorial page is terseness, humor, descriptive power, satire, originality, good literary style, clever condensation, and accuracy, accuracy, accuracy!
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