Over-reliance on strictly economic justifications has already begun to hurt the quality and range of education at every level of American life.
Homeschoolers are the ultimate do-it-yourselfers. They are self-motivated and self-directed, independent-minded and creative. They are not content to turn their education of their children over to the government.
What's got me excited about the education space is the growth of the Internet over the next 10, 20, 30 years.
I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.
I've learned a lot of tricks from working with a lot of great producers over the years, and I think I should write a book about it!
The advice I have for new artists is this - write great songs and play them live as often as possible. Get residencies all over town and crush it.
You don't know this when you're young, but over time, you see that great companies are usually built at a special point in time.
Ants are the dominant insects of the world, and they've had a great impact on habitats almost all over the land surface of the world for more than 50-million years.
The stars are scattered all over the sky like shimmering tears, there must be great pain in the eye from which they trickled.
No I'm not a great believer in getting back over things and saying if only, or if, or buts because I don't think we actually get anywhere on that.
Although I don't live there anymore, Scotland is a great place for the people coming over to visit and to tour around the Highlands, because it is a very magical place.
The Bristol Channel was always my guide, and I was always able to draw an imaginary line from my bed to our house over in Wales. It was a great comfort.
I am a very judgmental person. Of myself and other people. I recognise it's a great fault, but I have no power over that.
What makes a publishing house great? The easy answer is the consistency with which it produces books of value over a lengthy period of time.
I think I'd be pretty star struck over John Mayer. I'm a big fan of his music, and I think he's great.
The things that have taken place over my career have been unbelievable. I have a lot of great moments to cherish.
Shipping has a great oversupply of vessels that came from over-ordering a few years back. We think 2014 may be when it turns around.
I like company lunches because I think going out wastes valuable time; plus, a lot of good ideas come up over lunch.
Twyla Tharp put it together from the material I wrote and recorded over my whole career. I thought it was pretty good, but how objective could I be?
I had two things I could do: I could run over you, and I could put a good stiff arm on you. That was about it.
In the last year my wife has noticed me struggling to get downstairs on a Sunday morning. I've two young children and football has been so good to me over the years I don't want to spoil it.
