Essex/education

Famous quotes containing the words essex and/or education:

“Well, it seems to me a scientist has need for both vision and confidence.”
—Harry Essex (b. 1910)

“In England, I was quite struck to see how forward the girls are made—a child of 10 years old, will chat and keep you company, while her parents are busy or out etc.—with the ease of a woman of 26. But then, how does this education go on?—Not at all: it absolutely stops short.”
—Frances Burney (1752–1840)