A first class system of early childhood education is the hallmark of a caring and civilized society.

One or two bad teachers is a problem with the teachers. A school with many bad teachers is a problem of leadership.

There is no algorithm for creativity.

The quality & morale of teachers is absolutely central to the well being of students and their learning.

We need standards with flexibility, not standardization with force if we are to get the best from our teachers.

High performing organizations have cultures of creativity and risk. They encourage workers to innovate and play.

Teachers create and transform energy. They are the dynamos of educational change.

It's important to be innovative when times are prosperous. It's essential to be innovative when they are not.

Standardized personalization=universal right to meaningful learning. Personalized standardization=flexible access to mandated learning.

The bags that teachers carry home symbolize their guilt about the endless care they have to give.

We must never return to the Julie Andrews curriculum where we teach "a few of my favorite things"!

The outfit, tight in places, and loose in some, says as much in the buttons as it does in cuffs.

Fire short bursts of 1 to 2 seconds and only when your sights are definitely 'ON.'

Through meditation and gentle cooperation, the body will heal itself with little or no effort.

The psychiatrists say that everybody should have a hobby. The hobby I recommend is advertising

I do worry about the expectation to look a certain way.

Discipline is liberation.

I'm having a ball. I just walk in, make some funnies and walk out, no pressure.

WikiLeaks presents a clear and present danger to the national security of the United States.

Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

It's rare to find a film that goes for broke and says, 'To hell with the consequences.'