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• Growing up as a child actress, there was much I got to do and yet so much that I missed out on. Therefore, when I had kids, I made it a point to make sure that they could do anything and everything that they dreamed of. A great education was definitely right at top of my list!

  Kim Richards

  Children, Growing Up, Kids

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• I got a chance to listen to and watch Thelonious Monk and his quartet play two shows a night, for six weeks. It was a great education. There was my university, man.

  Chick Corea

  Night, Men, Play

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• I think the president can set a tone and say we're not divided by gender, age, race. We're all Americans and want the same things. We want the best things for our kids. We want the rules to be fair. If they work hard, get a great education, they should be able to join the middle class.

  Bobby Jindal

  Hard Work, Kids, Thinking

  "Bobby Jindal opens up about his 2016 presidential run". "Hannity" with Sean Hannity, www.foxnews.com. July 3, 2015.

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• My feeling about growing up in New Jersey was, 'How come I'm not in New York?' That being said, I'm older and I have a better worldview now, and so I think I grew up in an incredibly privileged position. The town I grew up in is beautiful. I got a great education, and I'm very grateful for it.

  Anne Hathaway

  Beautiful, New York, Growing Up

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• Moral values have been thrown out the window. Christianity is out the window. And that's wrong. Parents should be at home, teaching kids right from wrong, making sure they get a great education so they can be a success in life.

  Albert Belle

  Teaching, Home, Kids

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• I think great businessmen are more likely made than born. I don't know if it's from your upbringing, your parental background, the struggles you go through. In my own particular situation, I left school at 15 and I was struggling to survive in the jungle and that was a great education. So I think just getting out there, hands on, learning to survive teaches you a lot.

  Richard Branson

  Struggle, School, Thinking

  "Screw Business as Usual: an interview with Sir Richard Branson". Interview with Todd Miller, blog.sfgate.com. January 9, 2012.

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• Vaccination is one of the easiest things on the way to development. It's much easier than roads and a great education system. It's very basic. It's one of the first things you want to get right.

  Bill Gates

  Development, Want, Way

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

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• I am a big believer in education, because when I grew up in Austria - when I grew up in Austria I had a great education. I had great teachers.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Inspirational, Education, Teacher

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I would never have been a novelist without working as a psychologist...it was a great education in human nature.

  Jonathan Kellerman

  Novelists, Human Nature, Psychologist

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• If lessons are learned in defeat, our team is getting a great education.

  Murray Warmath

  Football, Team, College

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• I had a great education. From kindergarten to John Dewey High School in Coney Island, I am public-school educated.

  Spike Lee

  School, Islands, Kindergarten

  "Spike Lee Talks Obama, the End of Mookie's Brooklyn, and the Hollywood Color Line". Interview with Will Leitch, www.vulture.com. July 8, 2012.

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• Ringo: 'I had no schooling before I joined The Beatles and no schooling after The Beatles. Life is a great education.

  Ringo Starr

  Life Is, Ringo, Schooling

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• I attended Catholic school. We received a great education from the nuns. ... Also, guilt. Guilt and a feeling of never being satisfied with what you've done. And a sense that you are inadequate and a big phony. All useful for a writer. I'm always being edited by my inner nun.

  George Saunders

  School, Catholic, Feelings

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• There are thousands of inspirational stories waiting to be told about young women who yearn for a great education. They are stories of struggle and stories of success, and they will inspire others to take action and work to change lives.

  Soledad O'Brien

  Life Changing, Struggle, Waiting

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• Personally, I had a great education. My mum was a trained teacher, a Montessori teacher, and I know that I could not have written 'Eragon' if I had gone into a public school system because I would have just been too busy attending classes and doing homework - I wouldn't have had the time to write.

  Christopher Paolini

  Teacher, Writing, School

  "Christopher Paolini: 'Inspiration strikes about once every blue moon'" by Michelle Pauli, www.theguardian.com. November 16, 2011.

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