"We learned about gratitude and humility - that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean... and we were taught to value everyone's contribution and treat everyone with respect."

Michelle Obama (voormalig First Lady van de Verenigde Staten)

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

Nelson Mandela (Zuid-Afrikaans anti-apartheidsstrijder en politicus)

"What's amazing is, if young people understood how doing well in school makes the rest of their life so much interesting, they would be more motivated. It's so far away in time that they can't appreciate what it means for their whole life."

Bill Gates (oprichter Microsoft)