Joel Klein Quotes

#1. In America, what makes us so successful is the innovation, the competition, the focus on merit.

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#2. One of the great threats to our national security is social cohesion. If people no longer believe that you can start out anywhere and end up at the top successfully in America, that the American dream is part of the past, I think that erodes a sense of belief and confidence in our nation.

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#3. Just putting a computer in front of a student doesn't make education better.

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#4. In the immortal words of Roberto Duran, we are saying, 'No mas!' We will educate students and then promote them, not the reverse

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#5. Most people get better when they face competition.

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#6. We [the United States] are not every other country. And models that work elsewhere may not have the same impact here.

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#7. We are not seeking to impose a recall.

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#8. It's very early in the market. I don't want to pretend I know exactly how this rolls out. But there's been an enormous amount of interest.

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#9. My knowledge of the universe is that if I write stupid jokes, the universe gives me a really nice house and great meals. I do not believe mankind will ever develop a formula to explain this.

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