Polio's pretty special because once you get an eradication, you no longer have to spend money on it; it's just there as a gift for the rest of time.

Americans want students to get the best education possible. We want schools to prepare children to become good citizens and members of a prosperous American economy.

Bridge is one of the last games in which the computer is not better.

Success is a lousy teacher. It makes you think you know what you're doing.

If the 1980s were about quality and the 1990s were about reengineering, then the 2000s will be about velocity.

For a highly motivated learner, it's not like knowledge is secret and somehow the Internet made it not secret. It just made knowledge easy to find. If you're a motivated enough learner, books are pretty good.

Vaccines are extremely well tested; their safety is well understood. The false allegations about vaccines causing autism have been disproven. But there are still echoes out there confusing people.