Ted Turner is still a leader. And he sets a great example. His ability financially has been reduced but his influence and his example still is an important asset to the whole environmental movement.

The most important environmental issue is one that is rarely mentioned and that is the lack of a conservation ethic in our culture.

Americans don't pay much attention to environmental issues because they aren't sexy. I mean cleaning up coal plants and reining in outlaw frackers is hugely important work but it doesn't get anybody's pulse racing.

Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever.

I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our country's economic growth environmental protection improvements in our educational system.

I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend?

If bringing up the next generation is important why aren't they the best qualified the best paid? Why aren't we as concerned about their career progression as we are about those who work in the education or health services?

Pell Grants are and have been critically important tools in making higher education a possibility for lower- and middle-income students.

People who don't read seem to me mysterious. I don't know how they think or learn about other people. Novels are a very important part of our education.

As a former high school teacher I know that investing in education is one of the most important things we can do not only for our children but for the benefit of our whole community.

Few things are more important to each individual's future success or to our nation's prosperity than education.

The College Access and Opportunity Act addresses the important need to make higher education more affordable and easier to access for low and middle-income students.

Education technology is very important because we have a massive challenge in public schools.

I do think that a general liberal arts education is very important particularly in an uncertain changing world.

Good education means learning to read write and most importantly learn how to learn so that you can be whatever you want to be when you grow up.

I think the most important issue for all of us is our economy and jobs and creating opportunities for young people to be able to get the education that you need to be able to afford to go to college.

What we're doing now is we're saying that individual schools can spend the money on their own priorities so that head teachers can decide what's truly important because the big shift in approach on education that we're taking - which is different from what happened before - is that we trust teachers and we trust heads.

Today education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments.

I don't think of myself as a policy expert. I think education is the most important thing.

The amount of money we spend on education is important but not nearly as important as how the money is spent.

But I like going to church. If you've been brought up in the Church of England it feels like visiting an elderly relative. And I think it's important that part of the kids' education is knowing about the Bible.

I think we were raised in a nice Texas Jewish family where education was the most important thing and close behind that was the arts. It was emphasized and expected that we'd play piano.

These are important reforms. Infrastructure education health hospitals closing the gap with indigenous Australians. Also the Apology to the first Australians. As Prime Minister of the country I am proud of each and every one of these achievements.

Education is extremely important to the Hispanic community as well as faith and certainly working hard.