Time is the most valuable thing you have - and I'm not just talking about the minutes for which you're paid.

I'd be bored to death if I spent all my time with other businesspeople, bankers and lawyers.

In high school, I would drive my teachers batty. They would make a statement, and I would say, 'Why is that?' They didn't want to be questioned.

The first dream I had was just to get a college education. I got through college in three years, taking extra classes in summer school.

You can have great teachers, but if you don't have a good principal, you won't have a good school.

A real collector does not sell.

School district policies and practices have not kept pace with student and teacher needs.