Caperton Quotes

#1. Truth was like an exploding star: violent, glitteringly beautiful. Now that I had seen it, felt it, it was impossible to settle for anything less.

Marie Rutkoski

#2. We cannot discover ourselves without first discovering the universe, the earth, and the imperatives of our own being. Each of these has a creative power and a vision far beyond any rational thought or cultural creation of which we are capable.

Thomas Berry

#3. Gov. Jeb Bush and the Florida Legislature's strong commitment to increase access to Advanced Placement courses continues to pay off.

Gaston Caperton

#4. The gap in education in this country, the unfairness of the schools, is one of the great unfairness in this society.

Gaston Caperton

#5. It is our hope that the AP program can serve as an anchor for increasing rigor in our schools. Rigor can be maintained while increasing student participation.

Gaston Caperton

#6. The leather vests are work vests, supposed to look like factory workers. They're actually the vests we use in the studio when we make jewelry.

Pamela Love

#7. Those who are clever in imagination are far more pleased with themselves than prudent men could reasonably be.

Blaise Pascal

#8. The number of students participating in A.P. has more than doubled in 10 years, and today almost 15,000 U.S. schools offer A.P. courses.

Gaston Caperton

#9. Sometimes it's easy to forget how much you miss people until you see them again.

Colleen Hoover

#10. That's the value of a college education ... I don't know anywhere in the world where you can make an investment and make that kind of return.

Gaston Caperton