I Am Not A Patient Person. My

Contemporary Art Challenges Us.. It Broadens Our Horizons. It Asks Us To Think Beyond The Limits Of Conventional Wisdom.

Public Education Is The Key Civil Rights Issue Of The 21st Century. Our Nation's Knowledge-based Economy Demands That We Provide Young People From All Backgrounds And Circumstances With The Education And Skills Necessary To Become Knowledge Workers. If We Don't, We Run The Risk Of Creating An Even Larger Gap Between The Middle Class And The Poor. This Gap Threatens Our Democracy, Our Society And The Economic Future Of America.

I'd Rather Be Respected Than Loved.

I Can't Think Of Another Enterprise Other Than Being A Homeowner That Can't Have Its Debt Restructured In Bankruptcy. Corporations Can But A Homeowner Can't? Now With Securitization The Homeowner Can't Go To The Owner Of The Loan And Work Things Out.

I Am Old Enough To Remember When America's K-12 Public Schools Were The Best In The World. I Am A Proud Graduate Of Them, And I Credit Much Of My Success To What I Learned In Detroit Public Schools And At Michigan State University.