You can't keep everyone alive.
An extended school day gives administrators the ability to ensure children get a well-rounded education.
When you see a great teacher, you are seeing a work of art.
You have to be prepared to think outside the box. . . Stand back and think about what we could do creativity. We've got to do that to push the field forward.
I want to be a children’s hero… Children need heroes because heroes give hope; without hope they have no future.
One of the saddest days of my life was when my mother told me Superman did not exist. I was like what do you mean he's not real. And she thought I was crying because it’s like Santa Claus is not real and I was crying because there was no one coming with enough power to save us.
When the safety of America is threatened, we will spend any amount of money. The real safety of our nation is preparing this next generation so that they can take our place [in] thinking and technology and democracy.
Releasing the chains to the material means experiencing life within each cell, moment to moment, each moment renewed.
I felt in a lot of instances I was deliberately being put through stress because when you're a guy who generates money, people have a vested interested in controlling you.
We've got a portfolio of companies that range all the way from hotels to television stations and cable TV companies, oil and gas, consumer products, and industrial products. If there's anything that I want to know more about, I have the opportunity. It's right in our portfolio. I can spend time at the factory or with the manangement and learn as much as I want. You can't get bored doing that.
I'm a great whittler. I can whittle a marshmallow stick really quickly. I don't think anyone whittles anymore, they should!