12 Quotes From Influential Women On The Importance Of Education & Learning Published March 29, 2018 "Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose." – Zora Neale Hurston "Education is education. We should learn everything and then choose which path to follow. Education is neither Eastern nor Western, it is human." – Malala Yousafzai "Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with the shades of deeper meaning." – Maya Angelou "Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired." – Martha Graham "Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence." – Abigail Adams "You'll never know everything about anything, especially something you love." – Julia Child "Children must be taught how to think, not what to think." – Margaret Mead "I think you learn more if you're laughing at the same time." – Mary Ann Shaffer "Knowledge will bring you the opportunity to make a difference." – Claire Fagin "Literature is my utopia" – Helen Keller "All of life is a constant education." – Eleanor Roosevelt "The thing that's important to know is that you never know. You're always sort of feeling your way." – Diane Arbus