Look, We Live In A Very Dangerous

When It Comes To Public School Education, We Have Been Unwilling To Measure Our Results. We've Been Unwilling To Pay Based On Performance. We Have Tenure Where, Even If You Can't Teach, You Can't Get Fired. We've Been Unwilling To Invest In New Schools.

I Think That Most Of The Candidates [for Presidency] Can't Run The Railroad, And I Still Worry That Whoever Gets Elected Will Have Policies Designed For Political Rather Than Practical Reasons.

In Science, A Path That Turns Out To Be A Dead End Is Very Useful Because You Don't Devote Resources To Focusing On That; You Go Elsewheres.

China Is Investing In Factories In Eastern Europe, Not Because Their Labor Costs Are Lower, But Because They Want To Be Closer To Their Markets.

Taxes Are Not Good Things, But If You Want Services, Somebody's Got To Pay For Them So They're A Necessary Evil.