My family life is a deep source of satisfaction.

Self-control, openness, the ability to engage with others, to plan and to persist - these are the attributes that get people in the door and on the job, and lead to productive lives.

Early investment in the lives of disadvantaged children will help reduce inequality, in both the short and the long run.

Schools should look behind classroom doors and determine the factors that contribute to the kinds of interactions between teachers and students that promote student achievement.

We can change who we are. We can improve ourselves in various ways, and we can give ourselves possibilities.

Schooling after the second grade plays only a minor role in creating or reducing gaps.

Religion gives you a sense of certainty. It makes you feel that you have the right answers to really big questions and that youve grasped the truth.

It is imperative to change the way we look at education. We should invest in the foundation of school readiness from birth to age 5.

What's the point of having a book club if you don't get to eat brownies and drink wine?

Actually there were only two forms of existence, I reflected: one that was tied to a place and one that wasn't. Both had always existed. Neither could be chosen.

A recurring problem needs nothing but a tactical head-on solution. The more you entertain your problems, the more your entertain unhappiness!

Everybody always talks about the pressure of playing at Wimbledon, how tough it is, but the people watching make it so much easier to play.

I wanted to be the reasonable voice of revenge for what I'd seen [my father] life come to.

Photography is the product of complete alienation.

Conflict is resolved not through compromise, but through invention.

There's so much talk about the system. And so little understanding.

Many are willing to suffer for their art. Few are willing to learn to draw.

If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.