“We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character--that is the goal of true education. The complete education gives one not only power of concentration, but worthy objectives upon which to concentrate. The broad education will, therefore, transmit to one not only the accumulated knowledge of the race but also the accumulated experience of social living. If we are not careful, our colleges will produce a group of close-minded, unscientific, illogical propagandists, consumed with immoral acts. Be careful, brethren! Be careful, teachers!” IfsGivingEnoughCharacterRememberSocialGoalRaceTeacherGroupsProduceCollegeCarefulWorthyObjectivesConcentrationPlusBroadsBe CarefulImmoralConsumedBrethrenTransmitIllogicalTrue EducationPropagandistClose Minded Book:The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr Source: The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr
“One of the things that is nice about these old pastors - they were young at the time - who went into the Middle West is that they were real humanists. They were often linguists, for example, and the schools that they established were then, as they are now, real liberal arts colleges where people studied the humanities in a very broad sense. I think that should be reflected in his mind; appropriately, it is.” PeopleThinkingShouldMindArtRealSchoolYoungHumanityNiceMiddleExampleCollegeWestBroadsPastorLiberal ArtsLinguistsLiberal Arts College Author:Marilynne Robinson
“I have a very broad demographic, from the 8-year-old who knows every word to 'Ice Ice Baby' and the college kid who grew up on 'Ninja Rap' to the soccer mom and grandparent.” KnowsYearsKidsCollegeBabyGrewMomGrew UpRapIceSoccerBroadsGrandparentDemographicsNinjaSoccer Mom Author:Vanilla Ice
“I would counsel people to go to college, because it's one of the best times in your life in terms of who you meet and develop a broad set of intellectual skills.” PeopleTermCollegeSkillsIntellectualBroadsBest Times Author:Bill Gates