Hey, nothing grows to the sky. There will be a successor movement. Right now its nascent.

I think good teachers are underpaid.

The problem with K-12 education is socialism and the solution is capitalism.

Teacher unions are an interest group that acts in defense of their own interests, which means the union bosses' interests, not the members.

I think the Republicans are subverted by the fact that so many of their leaders send their kids to private schools, they don't really have the stomach for the fight.

Theres no particular relationship between spending and educational results. Most education spending is actually on salaries, and thats allocated according to political muscle.

I've been a financial journalist for 30 years.

I suppose the White House thinks it's doing what Big Business wants, but it will lead to vastly increased taxes, because all these guest workers are to be allowed to bring their children.

I think we spend too much on K-12 education a.k.a. teachers' salaries. It's the only industry where you never see any productivity increases.

Why can't teachers end up owning schools, the way waiters can open their own restaurants?

I regard many of the neoconservatives as personal friends, but that's not stopped them from behaving with extraordinary viciousness towards those of us who raised the immigration issue.

Every sinner is now on trial once for all. He is now invited by the bleeding Saviour, urged by all the horrors of hell, to enter heaven. But death closes the possibility for ever.

The more you complain the longer God lets you live

Those who try to obliterate the past are injuring the present.

When I look back, I can see why people thought I was aggressive. My first single, 'Do It Like A Dude,' resulted in a lot of misconceptions about me. I'm confident - but I'm not arrogant.

Put not your trust in new leaders, better systems, new organisations or regulatory reorganisation. They may well be good and necessary, but will to some degree fail.

We have missed him in the sunshine, in the storm, in the twilight, ever since.

Dolly Parton's done 'Stairway to Heaven.' Anything's possible.

Many dedicated endurance athletes don’t need to be told what to do – they need to be told what not to do.

If there is a book you want to read but isn't written yet,write it.

I am always the type of person who is waiting for the other shoe to drop and for it to peter out and end. And if it does that's fine.