I'd Rather Be Respected Than Loved.

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.

Any City In America Would Like To Get A Museum Built If They Didn't Have To Pay For It.

Time Is The Most Valuable Thing You Have - And I'm Not Just Talking About The Minutes For Which You're Paid.

People Don't Know I've Got A Deep Social Conscience. I'm A Child Of The Depression, Born In 1933. My Parents Were Very Liberal In Their Social Views.

There Is No Substitute For Knowledge. To This Day, I Read Three Newspapers A Day. It Is Impossible To Read A Paper Without Being Exposed To Ideas. And Ideas - More Than Money - Are The Real Currency For Success.