Real vision demands that we make tough choices. Real vision is responsible and it is paid for.

We must remember that North Carolina is more than a collection of regions and people. We are one state, one people, one family, bound by a common concern for each other.

As Governor of North Carolina for two terms, I made improving education a top priority.

Because education is the backbone of a competitive workforce and successful economy, making it a priority is not uncommon.

Got to build that business base and then you can fund all the things people want: education, health care, strong law enforcement, roads, bridges, infrastructure - all those things flow from that economic base.

Following graduation from high school in 1948, I attended Harvard University where I became a physics major. Having grown up in a small town, I found Harvard to be an enormously enriching experience. Students in my class came from all walks of life and from a great variety of geographical locations.

At the time I wrote 'Forever,' I had a 14-year-old daughter, and she was reading a lot of books about young love.

The primary goal of management education was, as originally conceived, to impart knowledge that could be applied to a variety of real-world business situations.