Strengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind obedience.

If the abstract rights of man will bear discussion and explanation, those of women, by a parity of reasoning, will not shrink from the same test.

Children, I grant, should be innocent; but when the epithet is applied to men, or women, it is but a civil term for weakness.

It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.

Because if you don't have a great workforce, a great higher education system, you're not going to have the next eBay, the next AmGen, the next, you know, Miasole, and not only California but America is going to fall behind a whole new competitive context which is obviously China, India, and other countries.

When President Kennedy took office, I was in the midst of my education.

Earning high returns isn't just a matter of bragging rights - endowment income supports the missions of nonprofit institutions, whether education, as with college and universities, or broader social programs, as at many private foundations.

I had to gain experience as I did not have a technical education.