Abdullah II of Jordan
Abdullah II of Jordan

For me, I am left leaning when it comes to health and education, on the right when it comes to defense. So I don't know where I come on the political spectrum. And I think this the challenge that a lot of Jordanians have to deal with.

Aberjhani
Aberjhani

Minister and writer Barbara Kaufmann has addressed the subject of guerrilla decontextualization on both the 'Voices Compassionate Education' website and on 'Inner Michael', where she offers the kind of insights into the spiritual aspects of Michael Jackson's creative artistry that mainstream media mostly ignores.

Abhijit Banerjee
Abhijit Banerjee

When you compare individuals, rather than countries, you find that education improves both income and the quality of life.

Abhijit Banerjee
Abhijit Banerjee

Even Milton Friedman - doyen of radical free market thought - was willing to consider some government intervention into primary education on the grounds that it is unfair for children to not get a chance in life because they were born to poor parents.

Abhijit Banerjee
Abhijit Banerjee

Jawaharlal Nehru did a huge amount for education in India.

Abraham A. Ribicoff
Abraham A. Ribicoff

My father was a factory worker, and we were really poor. But everything I earned peddling papers and working in stores, he made me put aside for education.

Abraham Flexner
Abraham Flexner

Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education... no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both.

Abraham Maslow
Abraham Maslow

Education can become a self-fulfilling activity, liberating in and of itself.

Abraham Robinson
Abraham Robinson

The Committee supports the idea that there should be, within the University of California, a campus which puts particular emphasis on the education of undergraduates within the framework of a College system.

Adam Braun
Adam Braun

Global poverty is a complex web of interlinked problems. There is no one 'silver bullet' that will solve global inequality. Multiple contributing factors must be tackled in parallel. Yes, education alone is unlikely to lead to employment without economic reform to address the demand side in much of the developing world.