Early investment in the lives of disadvantaged children will help reduce inequality, in both the short and the long run.

Self-control, openness, the ability to engage with others, to plan and to persist - these are the attributes that get people in the door and on the job, and lead to productive lives.

Schools should look behind classroom doors and determine the factors that contribute to the kinds of interactions between teachers and students that promote student achievement.

We can change who we are. We can improve ourselves in various ways, and we can give ourselves possibilities.

Schooling after the second grade plays only a minor role in creating or reducing gaps.

Religion gives you a sense of certainty. It makes you feel that you have the right answers to really big questions and that youve grasped the truth.

My family life is a deep source of satisfaction.

It is imperative to change the way we look at education. We should invest in the foundation of school readiness from birth to age 5.

You? Harmless?” Tam snorted. “What? You don’t think I could pull it off?” Aiden accused. “Well, the fact that you’re practically a walking armory had me convinced otherwise.

Intellect is not wisdom.

You don't go to school to learn about others.You go to school to learn about yourself.

I am not comfortable with abstract writing, stories that look like essays: you have to see, I need to see.

This is a profession in which how you look dictates whether or not you get work, so a model has to be healthy.

Be passionate. If you are passionate, you will ultimately succeed.

In 1983, NASA invited Canada to fly three payload specialists, in part because we had contributed the robotic arm that is used on the shuttle.

The secret to peace-of-mind is to not identify with anything other than your true self.

I have a work-out regime; I am not a maniac. It sounds cliche, but stand-up comedy, doing a one-man show, helps keep me young, and yes, it is exhausting, but I don't collapse.

I'm a big believer in the Christian faith. I don't push it on anyone, though.