How absurd that our students tuck their cell phones, BlackBerrys, iPads, and iPods into their backpacks when they enter a classroom and pull out a tattered textbook.

The first thing I started collecting was stamps. Until I started discovering girls. That was the end of stamps.

I don't think it makes any sense for an individual to invest in common stocks unless they know the company, work at the company, and so on.

There were periods when the art market got overheated, but there is no reason it should appreciate dramatically.

Oprah Winfrey's global influence is unparalleled. Not only has her generosity and firm belief that education is the key to a better life benefited countless women and children around the world, but her example has also inspired millions of people to give back in ways big and small.

I never play golf because it takes too long, and the business connections it produces can be made just as easily over an early breakfast.

I can imagine no more important contribution to our country's future than a long-term commitment to improving urban K-12 public schools.