Jackie Kennedy
First Lady
"Love of books is the best of all."
Literacy quotes
Literacy
67 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Stephen Jay Gould
Paleontologist, Evolutionary Biologist
"Misunderstanding of probability may be the greatest of all impediments to scientific literacy."
Amartya Sen
Economist, Philosopher
"There is considerable evidence that women's education and literacy tend to reduce the mortality rates of children"
Barack Obama
Politician
"Literacy is the most basic currency of the knowledge economy."
Kofi Annan
Diplomat, Politician
"For everyone, everywhere, literacy is, along with education in general, a basic human right."
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"Schizophrenia may be a necessary consequence of literacy."
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"That everyone may receive at least a moderate education appears to be an objective of vital importance."
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"I think literacy is everything."
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"On this International Literacy Day, let us recall that literacy for all is an integral part of education for all, and that both are critical for achieving truly sustainable development for all."
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"Only a fraction of the history of literacy has been typographic."
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"I'd rather teach peace."
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"T'is true: there's magic in the web of it."
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"Literacy is so you can read the operating instructions."
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"You fail by default when you live so cautiously you never fail."
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"Literacy is not the end of education nor even the beginning."
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"Literacy in itself is no education."
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"We fail in even the simplest of all scientific observations-nobody looks up anymore."
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"I've found that no one complains about pop culture being a source of someone lecturing to them. If someone's telling you about Kim Kardashian, you're not going to accuse them of lecturing to you. If I can explore an intersection between pop culture and science literacy, then it generally will not come across as a lecture."
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"Typing in all lowercase is popular among young people, SMS users, and anyone who feels literacy has become too time-consuming."
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"Literacy could be the ladder out of poverty"
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