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Quote by Amartya Sen

“Belonging to humanity is a great thing for us, and I think the schools can do it. So I think we can look after the quality of education on the school even as we expand the availability of schooling.”

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Amartya Sen

Amartya Sen is an Indian economist renowned for his contributions to welfare economics, development economics, and ethics. He won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1979 and is considered one of the most outstanding economists of the 20th century. more

“There's no reason why one need not look at the content of education just as one is expanding the availability of school, because it doesn't cost more money to get them [a] better education. It requires better textbooks, it requires a vision, it requires a determination, but it's not very expensive to do that anyway.”

Needs Looks Reason School Vision Cost Determination Reason Why Expensive No Reason More Money Expanding Textbooks Availability

Author:Amartya Sen

“I guess some of the most delightful moments of my teenage years were when I was trying not just to educate myself but trying to educate others. And I could see how the lives of children could be transformed in that.”

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Author:Amartya Sen

“I see what happens when one gets very attached to material things. That's just not what my life is.”

Happens Life Is Materials Material Things

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“I really do believe that education, despite this massive potential in transforming human lives, has not received the kind of attention that people should have given to it.”

People Should Believe Humans Kind Given Attention Should Have Despite Human Life Massive Transforming

Author:Amartya Sen