“ Time and memory are true artists; they remould reality nearer to the heart's desire. John Dewey Philosopher
“ Education is that whole system of human training within and without the school house walls, which molds and develops men. W. E. B. Du Bois Historian
“ Earth and Sky, Woods and Fields, Lakes and Rivers, the Mountain and the Sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books. John Lubbock Banker
“ The test of education, apart from the accomplishments that secure places in an artificial system, should be this: Let the man be thrown naked on an unknown shore, and be forced to win his way amidst a new people. It may then be of little use to play cricket or to mishandle Tschaikowsky on a piano, but good physique, intelligence, and will power make their way infallibly. Arthur Lynch American Football Player
“ The best system of education is that which draws its chief support from the voluntary effort of the community, from the individual efforts of citizens, and from those burdens of taxation which they voluntarily impose upon themselves. James A. Garfield 20th U.S. President
“ The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination. Elizabeth Hardwick Novelist
“ Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option. Mark Twain Author