Illiteracy Quotations

Educational legislation nowadays is largely in the hands of illiterate people, and the illiterate will take good care that their illiteracy is not made a reproach on them.

There's much talk about how there can't be democracy in a region that has problems of illiteracy and poverty. But I bring a different idea to the table when I say, 'Guys, I come from India. I'm more optimistic coming from where I'm coming.'

Illiteracy is rampant. People are out of communication.

Promoting education is an effort that is close to my heart. Illiteracy contributes to poverty; encouraging children to pick up a book is fundamental.

There is a triangular relationship between poverty, child labour and illiteracy who have a cause and consequence relationship. We will have to break this vicious circle.

I have condemned my kids to a lifetime of geographic illiteracy.

It is my desire to break the destructive generational cycle of illiteracy in the home by focusing on the children. Reading to your child has so much value as a parent because it opens the lines of communication.

Ignorance and illiteracy are obviously not synonymous; even illiterate masses can cast their ballots with intelligence, once they are informed.

With high illiteracy levels, Internet users cannot utilize the advantages the Internet provides them.

The Bush Administration calls President Chavez a threat. I agree- he is a threat. A threat to poverty, illiteracy and injustice.

The U.S. government has in recent years fought what it termed wars against AIDs, drug abuse, poverty, illiteracy and terrorism. Each of those wars has budgets, legislation, offices, officials, letterhead - everything necessary in a bureaucracy to tell you something is real.

Improvement is evident in life expectancy, child mortality and illiteracy (in China). These all constitute advances in realizing economic and social rights.

Geographic illiteracy impacts our economic well-being, our relationships with other nations and the environment, and isolates us from the world.

Monolingualism is the illiteracy of the 21st century!

Fundamentalism - of any variety - is a form of illiteracy, in that it asserts that it is necessary to read only one book.

Our real illiteracy is our inability to create

A dog's best friend is his illiteracy.