You Always Learn Lessons In Business.

Public Education Is The Key Civil Rights Issue Of The 21st Century. Our Nation's Knowledge-based Economy Demands That We Provide Young People From All Backgrounds And Circumstances With The Education And Skills Necessary To Become Knowledge Workers. If We Don't, We Run The Risk Of Creating An Even Larger Gap Between The Middle Class And The Poor. This Gap Threatens Our Democracy, Our Society And The Economic Future Of America.

There Is No Substitute For Knowledge. To This Day, I Read Three Newspapers A Day. It Is Impossible To Read A Paper Without Being Exposed To Ideas. And Ideas - More Than Money - Are The Real Currency For Success.

Artists Rarely Do The Same Thing Over And Over Again. Art Is About The New, Doing Things In A New Way.

While I Am Proud Of A Number Of Accomplishments, There Are Real Costs To Being Unreasonable. Long Hours. Too Little Time With Family. A Near Incapacity For, As They Say, Stopping And Smelling The Roses.

The Biggest Barrier We've Seen To Student Progress Is This: School Policies And Practices Often Prevent Good Teachers From Doing Great Work And Even Dissuade Some Talented Americans From Entering The Profession. This Needs To Change.