As governor, I saw the link between economic prosperity and the ability to acquire knowledge.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.
Prosperity comes from the private sector.
Well, I tell young people to be successful today that, first of all, that what you learn today directly impacts what you earn tomorrow. This is a knowledge-based economy.
Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It increases by diffusion and grows by dispersion.
Today knowledge has power. It controls access to opportunity and advancement.
Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.
Economic integration is the path to riches and peace.
Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.
The key point to understand is that prosperity is an internal experience, not an external state, and it is an experience that is not tied to having a certain amount of money.