In High School, I Would

Charity Is Just Writing Checks And Not Being Engaged. Philanthropy, To Me, Is Being Engaged, Not Only With Your Resources But Getting People And Yourself Really Involved And Doing Things That Haven't Been Done Before.

Anything I Do, I Spend A Lot Of Time. I Do It With Passion And Intensity. I Want To Be In Charge.

I Am Not A Patient Person. My Friends And Colleagues Will Confirm This. But, Frankly, We Should All Feel A Little More Impatient With The State Of Public Education In America Today.

I'd Be Bored To Death If I Spent All My Time With Other Businesspeople, Bankers And Lawyers.

Public Education Is The Key Civil Rights Issue Of The 21st Century. Our Nation's Knowledge-based Economy Demands That We Provide Young People From All Backgrounds And Circumstances With The Education And Skills Necessary To Become Knowledge Workers. If We Don't, We Run The Risk Of Creating An Even Larger Gap Between The Middle Class And The Poor. This Gap Threatens Our Democracy, Our Society And The Economic Future Of America.