The test of truth in life is not whether we can remember what we learned in school, but whether we are prepared for change.

We no longer live in a world that is neatly divided between rich and well-educated countries, and poor and badly-educated ones.

Better degrees don't automatically translate into better skills and better jobs and better lives.

You can spend a lot of money on education, but if you don't spend it wisely, on improving the quality of instruction, you won't get higher student outcomes.

I feel like I've had a fantastic life and career with music, and I've worked very hard, but maybe I've had a bit of luck along the way.

What I learned from Lennon was something that did stay with me my whole career, which is to be very straightforward. I actually love talking about taking pictures, and I think that helps everyone.

People are fed up of career politicians that keep changing like chameleons.

I worked at my high school newspaper at Andover, which came out weekly, unusual for a high school paper. Then my first day at Penn I went right to the 'Daily Pennsylvanian' and pretty much spent most of my college career working both as the sports editor and then editor of the editorial page.