"Education enables people and societies to be what they can be." ― Bill Richardson Topic(s): Education More From Bill Richardson "Fracking is doable if there’s full disclosure of all chemicals used. Secondly, science dictates the policy rather than politics. Third, there’s collaboration between environmental groups and the natural gas industry." "President Clinton is going to embrace President Obama, as he should. They are working together. They’re different kinds of people. Obama is cool, Clinton is a schmoozer. Both are great speakers. It’s a great merging of the party." "The smartest thing we can do to create high-wage jobs and grow our economy is to keep our focus on education." More In Education "Education can lift individuals out of poverty and into rewarding careers."― Christine Gregoire "An educated man is thoroughly inoculated against humbug, thinks for himself and tries to give his thoughts, in speech or on paper, some style."― Alan K. Simpson "I thought if anyone need a leg up, it was our foster children. So, I started getting involved in education reform, and that was back in 1998. And as a result of all the reform work that I had done, people urged me to run for the Minnesota state Senate. I did, I was there for six years."― Michele Bachmann