Gov. Jeb Bush and the Florida Legislature's strong commitment to increase access to Advanced Placement courses continues to pay off.

The gap in education in this country, the unfairness of the schools, is one of the great unfairness in this society.

It is our hope that the AP program can serve as an anchor for increasing rigor in our schools. Rigor can be maintained while increasing student participation.

That's the value of a college education... I don't know anywhere in the world where you can make an investment and make that kind of return.

The number of students participating in A.P. has more than doubled in 10 years, and today almost 15,000 U.S. schools offer A.P. courses.

I grew up in an atmosphere where words were an integral part of culture.

Am I a trance medium? No. Have I got a gift psychically? Absolutely not. But I believe in the survival of consciousness after death.

No Joni Mitchell 8 track tapes in my car.

The real goal of Zen is to find a way of life that's easy and undramatic. Strong attachments lead to upset and drama.

Those who succeed and do not push on to greater failure are the spiritual middle-classers.

Corruption is simply crime without conscience.

The most intractable problem today is not pollution or technology or war; but the lack of belief that the future is very much in the hands of the individual.

Jessica Alba is one of my favorites. ... I love her so much. I know she's married now, but I would love to take her out to dinner one day, or maybe even lunch. I love that girl for some reason.

I always have beauty around me, for I have but to go to my piano, and trace one of the million designs that have been made by my masters.

The real problem when working with a consultant, a therapist or a coach isn’t that we don’t know what to do. The real problem is that we don’t want to change our mind.