All Quotes

There are only two places in the world where time takes precedence over the job to be done. School and prison. ”

Good or bad, everything we do is our best choice at that moment. ”

We can pay teachers a hundred thousand dollars a year, and we'll do nothing to improve our schools as long as we keep the A, B, C, D, F grading system. ”

No human being will work hard at anything unless they believe that they are working for competence. ”

Told that the passing grade is a B or competence and that we will help you to get there, students do competent work. The lowest passing grade in the real world is competence. Why do schools accept so much less? ”

Without pay, no human being will work up to their ability if he or she is not cared for and respected. ”

To counter the avoidance of intellectual challenge and responsibility, we must reduce the domination of certainty in education. ”

I believe that economists put decimal points in their forecasts to show they have a sense of humor. ”

Tears are the natural penalties of pleasure. It is a law that we should pay for all that we enjoy. ”

The only true source of politeness is consideration. ”