Obiageli Ezekwesili Quotes

How can the cost of education be the cost of life? It is unacceptable; it is reprehensible that we have allowed it to fester.

Obiageli Ezekwesili

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• That's why I talk about the breast cancer: because I want women - and everyone - to stay on top of things and get checked. I know how scary it can be. When I dealt with it, I was like, 'Oh my God.' And I have so many other friends who have gone through it or have suffered a loss.

  

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• Education never quite gets the attention it deserves in presidential campaigns, but monster flip-flops surely do.

  

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• Don't worry about trying to impress people... Just focus on how you can add value to their lives.

  

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• How can the cost of education be the cost of life? It is unacceptable; it is reprehensible that we have allowed it to fester.

  

  Obiageli Ezekwesili
  • Life
  • Education
  • Cost