Most people don't realize that it's not just minorities who don't do well in science and engineering - quite frankly, you're talking about Americans.

I guarantee the people who study are going to be successful. Nothing can replace hard work.

I wanted to find ways for colleges and universities to become involved with public schools to help young people prepare for college.

It is part of the work of education to have substantive relationships with your students.

Mann There are two kinds of people: those who GIVE energy and those who DRAIN energy.

It is exciting to work with students thinking about issues of the day, from closing the achievement gap to finding a cure for cancer.

Rich kids work hard. Most black kids aren't working hard enough.

There is something exciting about being in an environment in which it's really cool to be smart.

I began to understand the challenges that first-generation college students and students of color have in college.

When you give of yourself, it's draining.

In life sciences, we find a reasonable balance between men and women. In engineering and computer science, we have a major problem. A very small percentage of women will be in computer science.

Both glory and dominion last forever but glory is for God and dominion is for mankind.

I'm a redneck. And we can wear whatever because we just really don't care about those things. And when you're a redneck named Bubba, you really don't care.

Any time a little midget does something like this, you gotta give him a 10!.

This crime wave ends when Donald Trump becomes president. Believe me.

I know I am in love because I am finding it difficult to fall asleep nowadays. This is because after having you around me now I find that reality is better than dreams.

I'm not a bourgeois person, never will be.

Organize one's values in the order of their worth

The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye.

Women innately have this weird thing where they try to have a perfect persona - to look perfect, be perfect, act perfect, have their kids look a certain way. Women put so much pressure on themselves.

Pleasure has its time; so too, has wisdom. Make love in thy youth, and in old age attend to thy salvation.