“Yes, education is the catalyst that will hone and sharpen our talents,...” — Joseph B. Wirthlin Quote

“Yes, education is the catalyst that will hone and sharpen our talents, skills, and abilities and cause them to blossom.”

“Financial problems cause distress and loss of self-respect.”

“In the lonely hours, I have spent a great deal of time thinking about eternal things. I have contemplated the comforting doctrines of eternal life.”

“Anything that does not draw us closer to God takes us away from Him.”

“Perfection is worth striving for, even if it is ultimately unattainable in this life.”

“Dates that come around every year help us measure progress in our lives. One annual event, New Year's Day, is a time of reflection and resolution.”

“I'm fighting to do right by our neighbors by expanding access to affordable health care, improving public education, respecting our workers, and creating more good-paying jobs.”

“It is the local community that needs to own the commitment to education.”

“Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.”

“There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.”

“I fully support U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in his Global Education First Initiative and the work of U.N. Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown and the respectful president of the U.N. General Assembly Vuk Jeremic. I thank them for the leadership they continue to give.”

“We study the character's education and social experience, their likes, dislikes and places they have lived. How they speak, and so on. What we can't discover, we simply invent: the imagination is as powerful a muscle as biceps, glutes or abdominals for an actor.”