The publicists are the gatekeepers, and they wield a lot of power. They're the ones giving you access to their clients.

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.

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

The publicists are the gatekeepers, and they wield a lot of power. They're the ones giving you access to their clients.

The great thing about getting married young like I did and having a child so young is that he gets to know all the relatives. He knew his great-grandmother, and we sat down together and tied down the stories of our uncles and aunts.

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!

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