We know the parental support, community support, makes a difference. It's not just the metrics of testing and putting pressure on the schools and on the teachers.

I've spent my whole life with people underestimating me.

Sex education has to do with what's in people's head.

In fairy tales, the children are saved by caring adults. We need more caring adults in the lives of our children.

I'm pretty disciplined and am almost always on schedule.

We can't afford as a nation - not because of money but because of our social fabric - to have large numbers of people who are not working.

We have not yet concluded that needle-exchange programs do not encourage drug use.