The secretary of education does not work for the education establishment. The secretary works for the American people.

When you have an individual that is committed to killing someone else, you can`t expect a restraining order or the police to provide 24-hour protection.

If we are surrounded by the trivial and the vicious, it is all too easy to make our peace with it.

I do know that it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could - if that were your sole purpose - you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down.

If there is one thing educators can agree on, it's this: children do better in school when their parents get involved in their learning.

True courage is mixed with circumspection, the kind of healthy skepticism that asks, 'Is this the best way to do this?' True cowardice is marked by chronic skepticism, which always says, 'It can't be done.'

We are here to help one another along life's journey.