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Everyone, young and old, must have access to the knowledge and skills to participate in the evolving economy.

Capitalism and political systems - like companies - must constantly evolve to stay vital.

I think people understand that if you're going to have a successful economy, you need people's potential to be realized. That means education. It means university education, sure, but it also means training, apprenticeships and various kinds of skills diplomas that we know are necessary.

In an ever-changing global marketplace, the one factor any state can count on is the skills of its upcoming and existing workforce.

In order to protect against being disrupted, startups also need to recruit employees that are committed to life-long learning. The skills that made your team members valuable may not be the skills needed to take your company to the next level or to compete in emerging markets.

It is U.S. workers who lose out when employers cannot get the high-tech graduates they need to compete with foreign companies in the 21st century economy.

Our future growth relies on competitiveness and innovation, skills and productivity... and these in turn rely on the education of our people.

We need foreign skills to stay competitive.

We recognize the need to adapt to a changing competitive environment.

If we're not creating an educated and skilled workforce, there is just no conceivable way that were going to be economically competitive.