If we want to invest in the prosperity of our nation, we must invest in the education of our children so that their talents may be fully employed.
Interpretation
Investing in children's education is crucial for a nation's prosperity.
This quote emphasizes the importance of prioritizing education for children as a means to secure a prosperous future for the nation. By nurturing and fostering the talents of the younger generation, society ensures that these individuals can contribute effectively and meaningfully to the nation's growth and success.
In practice
During a community meeting, discussing the need for increased funding for local schools.
You know, there was a recent poll which said that young people in the generation of the students here felt it was far more likely that they would see a UFO than that they would draw Social Security... It's very important you understand this. Once you understand this, you realize this is not an episode from the X Files, and you're not more likely to see a UFO if you do certain specific things.
When we got organized as a country, [and] wrote a fairly radical Constitution, with a radical Bill of Rights, giving radical amounts of freedom to Americans, it was assumed that Americans who had that freedom would use it responsibly...When personal freedom is being abused, you have to move to limit it.
For too long we've been told about 'us' and 'them.' Each and every election we see a new slate of arguments and ads telling us that 'they' are the problem, not 'us.' But there can be no 'them' in America. There's only us.
There is a huge body of business evidence now showing that energy savings give better service at lower cost with higher profit. We have to tear down barriers to successful markets and we have to create incentives to enter them.
Demand that your government pays more attention. It's immoral that people in Africa die like flies of diseases that no one dies of in the United States. And the more disease there is, the more political unrest there will be, leading to more Darfurs, which the U.S. will have to pay to fix.
I was not elected to produce a pile of vetoes.
In a time of turbulence and change, it is more true than ever that knowledge is power.
When I learn something new - and it happens every day - I feel a little more at home in this universe, a little more comfortable in the nest.
The child builds his inmost self out of the deeply held impressions he receives.
I can teach many sports, but obviously, tennis is the one. When you do other sports, you see things from different perspectives: different footwork drills, body positions, angles and geometry. All that stuff is helpful, and so when I do other sports, I can see things, because once you know one sport, then the other sport becomes more clear.
We live in a world of unused and misapplied knowledge and skill.
Nothing is more satisfying than to write a good sentence. It is no fun to write lumpishly, dully, in prose the reader must plod through like wet sand. But it is a pleasure to achieve, if one can, a clear running prose that is simple yet full of surprises. This does not just happen. It requires skill, hard work, a good ear, and continued practice.
Subscribe for the occasional hand-picked quote. No noise.