“it takes evil for good to be recognized. evil is a necessity.”

“went to class with all the right answers, then meet the wrong questions.”

“two wrongs make a right, now, we're even.”

“Education is, quite simply, peace-building by another name. It is the most effective form of defense spending there is.”

“Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope.”

“The problem is not with the faith, but with the faithful”

“Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty, and a building block of development, an essential complement to investments in roads, dams, clinics and factories. Literacy is a platform for democratization, and a vehicle for the promotion of cultural and national identity. Especially for girls and women, it is an agent of family health and nutrition. For everyone, everywhere, literacy is, along with education in general, a basic human right.... Literacy is, finally, the road to human progress and the means through which every man, woman and child can realize his or her full potential.”