There was nothing more important I could do than be supportive as a dad.

I think the best thing that happened to the education system in New Orleans was Hurricane Katrina.

Even in a time of fiscal austerity, education is more than just an expense.

Borrowing to pay for college used to be the exception; now it's the rule.

Wherever you find something extraordinary, you’ll find the fingerprints of a great teacher.

In America, your zip code or your socioeconomic status should never determine the quality of your education.

We've seen more reform in the last year than we've seen in decades, and we haven't spent a dime yet. It's staggering how the Recovery Act is driving change.

Teachers support evaluations based on multiple measures: student growth, classroom observation and feedback from peers and parents.

To be clear, we the Department of Education want curriculum to be driven by the local level. We are by law prohibited from directing curriculum. We don't have a curriculum department.

The arts significantly boost student achievement, reduce discipline problems, and increase the odds students will go on to graduate from college.

Education is the civil rights issue of our generation.

You attract poverty when you lack value for time

The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.

Occasionally we must disconnect to reconnect later on.

Charity degrades those who receive it and hardens those who dispense it.

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.

I am glad we do not have to try to kill the stars.

My conviction is that the best strategy to defend the West is to defend Israel.

Chastity is the cement of civilization and progress. Without it there is no stability in society, and without it one cannot attain the Science of Life.

If there are too many competitors, even if you're the best it's a lot harder to win.

To loathe the taste of sweetness, whereof little more than a little is by much too much.