I know all the problems of the schools. They're rigid, they're bureaucratic, they've got a lot of problems. But it's such an important institution, and holds such promise.

It's also the environment that determines a considerable part of the growth and development of children.

I don't think if you take somebody's temperature a lot that will make them well.

Kids do better, frankly [when the economy is strong]. Jobs make great years for kids.

So there's much more to life than one's intelligence score. To be a decent human being. To have some character.

I guess if you're doing God's work, whatever you do is in His name.

I'm really not a partisan political person. I remember when I was in Washington they kept trying to get me to say whether I was a Republican or a Democrat. I just said, my politics are children. That's all I know anything about.