Wouldn't it be great if we could look forward to a whole world in which no child will be left behind?

We are not trapped in what the science of management says we can do. We are capable of doing what the art of leadership says is possible.

It is the job of leaders to eliminate uncertainty.

The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method

Baghdad fell on April 9, 2003, Hussein and his regime were brought down, we declared "Mission Accomplished" and celebrated victory . . . and chaos erupted. We did not assert control and authority over the country, especially Baghdad. We did not bring with us the capacity to impose our will. We did not take charge. And Iraq did not in a few weeks magically transform itself into a stable nation with democratic leaders. Instead a raging insurgency engulfed the country.

I don't think we handled the aftermath of the fall of Baghdad as well as we might have. But that's now history.

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.