“Education is not to reform students or amuse them or to make them expe...” — Robert M. Hutchins Quote

“Education is not to reform students or amuse them or to make them expert technicians. It is to unsettle their minds, widen their horizons, inflame their intellects, teach them to think straight, if possible.”

“My idea of education is to unsettle the minds of the young and inflame their intellects.”

“It is not so important to be serious as it is to be serious about the important things. The monkey wears an expression of seriousness which would do credit to any college student, but the monkey is serious because he itches.”

“Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.”

“One reason why so many people voted for Ukip is because the party leader Nigel Farage - despite having a public school education to rival his establishment rivals, and despite having five times stood for parliament himself - managed to persuade the electorate he was an ordinary bloke who'd stand you a pint (or two) at your local.”

“Cutting the deficit by gutting our investments in innovation and education is like lightening an overloaded airplane by removing its engine. It may make you feel like you're flying high at first, but it won't take long before you feel the impact.”