We no longer live in a world that is neatly divided between rich and well-educated countries, and poor and badly-educated ones.

Better degrees don't automatically translate into better skills and better jobs and better lives

The quality of an education system can never exceed the quality of its teachers.

The test of truth in life is not whether we can remember what we learned in school, but whether we are prepared for change.

You can spend a lot of money on education, but if you don’t spend it wisely, on improving the quality of instruction, you won’t get higher student outcomes.

You can spend a lot of money on education, but if you don't spend it wisely, on improving the quality of instruction, you won't get higher student outcomes.

She didn't struggle and so she didn't grow

One should not say that it is impossible to reach a virtuous life; but one should say that it is not easy. Nor do those who have reached it find it easy to maintain.

Hey, Hank, I notice all the women around your place lately ... good looking stuff; you're doing all right." "Sam," I say, "that's not true; I am one of God's most lonely men.

The greatest time wasted, is the time getting started.

Mediocre theoretical physicists make no progress. They spend all their time understanding other people's progress.

Mrs. Charlotte Phelan's Guide to Husband-Hunting, Rule Number One: a pretty, petite girl should accentuate with makeup and good posture. A tall plain one, with a trust fund.

Every novel is a debtor to Homer.

Selling more stuff to more people more often for more money more efficiently

What could smell better than supper being cooked by someone else?

I was cable when cable wasn't cool.