The chess player who develops the ability to play two dozen boards at a time will benefit from learning to compress his or her analysis into less time.

Skill is successfully walking a tightrope between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center. Intelligence is not trying.

Be able to decline a date so gracefully that the person isn't embarrassed that he or she asked.

Spending waiting moments doing crossword puzzles or reading a book you brought yourself.

I need to continue reading books, and I like to learn about different people in the world, different people with success in and outside of football.

By assessing the capabilities and knowledge of students in the highest-performing and most rapidly improving education systems, the OECD's Program for International Student Assessment provides valuable options for reform and information on how to achieve it.

Education and research is national, not E.U., business.

I have said it on several occasions, several times from this podium, that providing a quality education for our children is high on my priority list. I will not stop now.