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.

Philanthropy is activism.

Without a doubt, stem cell research will lead to the dramatic improvement in the human condition and will benefit millions of people.

I'm strong-willed. Architects are strong-willed. You get the best results with a strong client and a strong architect working together.

If you have poor management that's not doing the right job, you end up with unions filling the void and... page after page of work rules and thicker and thicker contracts.

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