top of page
Exlpore more Education quotes

"The chance that you will become a master in something after the first attempt is neither here nor there. You don't get master's degree by attending school on the first day! Time will tell, so you got to persist!"

"Education means nourishing the mind and make it develop in order to see beyond the limitations of current social perception - it means breaking the barriers of the rugged sociological system that impede in the progress of human civilization - it means trying out new things for the first time in human history and succeeding in a few while failing in some. And that is how a species grows to become more advanced."

"A book is a whole world that you can fit into your pocket."

"The principal art of the teacher is to awaken the joy in creation and knowledge."

"Life is a curriculum unique to every student."

"The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently."

"I have always felt that the true text-book for the pupil is his teacher."
Explore more quotes by Roy Romer


"Interactive computers and software will, I think, provide a less costly method of doing some kinds of inquiry, in knowledge acquisition and even reasoning and interaction."


"The need for a college education is even more important now than it was before, but I think that the increased costs are a very severe obstacle to access. It is an American dream, and I think that one of our challenges is to find a way to make that available."


"I do think there is something to be said for those who have significant experience at state level and have run campaigns or have been deeply involved in grass roots political campaigns and who have actual hands-on experience."


"You know, IBM was almost knocked out of the box by other types of computer software and manufacturing."


"I'm not just a politician, I'm a guy who has a real deep, substantive, commitment to education."


"I have observed private and proprietary colleges, like the University of Phoenix, and the market they serve. And I found it intriguing the way in which they are trying to deliver the product, with more accountability, for a price."


"Enrollment in Colorado is expected to expand about 25 percent in seven years. It's very difficult to find those additional funds. Therefore, I think you're probably going to have increased pressure on tuition."
bottom of page