One of the best indicators of student achievement is the academic success of the mother in the home.

We can't want an education for kids more than they want it for themselves.

Hold back the tide. Keep your kids innocent as long as possible.

I did Vibe, and I felt old and paternal. I've got ties older than people in that audience. I had a talk with myself. I said, You've got to deal with this better.

Poverty can't be an excuse for bad teaching, but teaching can't be the only thing we do to combat poverty.

Boxing changed my life. It's like a drug; you can't believe how great it is! Let me tell you something, you hit somebody on the chin, the guy goes down, the crowd roars...Wow! You really feel something!

If you're a teacher you have to teach the curriculum, all that stuff, you have to teach morals, you have to teach values, and you have to teach, all-importantly, self-control. Because a lot of kids don't have it.