The highest duty is to respect authority.

I think second place is always the most difficult one. It's not a nice feeling.

The mind of a wise man is the safest custody of secrets; cheerfulness is the key to friendship; patience and forbearance will conceal many defects.

I have the students for six hours a day. The community has them for 18 hours, plus prenatal and early childhood. I don't believe the schools create (the achievement gap), but our responsibility is not to add to it. We won't eliminate the gap until the community makes education a priority, but the schools can't wait for the community to do its part.

Economists report that a college education adds many thousands of dollars to a man's lifetime income - which he then spends sending his son to college.

Look for strength in people, not weakness; for good, not evil. Most of us find what we search for.

Kids are not driving themselves to McDonalds. It's not about kids and their choices. It's about parents and their choices.