I don't care about my character here on earth. I don't care about what other people think or say about me, all I care about is my standing before the Lord.

Infringe upon the rights of no one. Borrow no tool but what you will return according to promise. Take no wood, nor anything else but what belongs to you - and if you find anything that is not your own, do not hide it away, but report it, that the owner may be found.

It is wise for us to forget our troubles, there are always new ones to replace them.

In the adversity of our best friends we often find something that does not displease us.

I had a science teacher in middle school who inspired me... simply because she acknowledged me and made me feel that what I had to offer was worthy.

As technology changes the way we communicate, connect, create, consume and innovate, it is democratizing access to opportunity. Education is no exception.

Early childhood education is an urgent educational, economic and moral imperative. Without it, we face a long-term national economic security crisis.

I went to Northampton College of Further Education. I left there - when I was 16, I left Kingsthorpe Upper - and I went and did a diploma in performing arts, so it was my start in the training process to becoming an actor.