Joel Klein Quotes

• 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.

  Joel Klein

  Funny, Nice, Stupid

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• 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.

  Joel Klein

  Dream, Believe, Past

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

  Joel Klein

  Students, Computer, Fronts

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• 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.

  Joel Klein

  Want, Enormous, Interest

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• We are not seeking to impose a recall.

  Joel Klein

  Recalls, Seeking

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• Most people get better when they face competition.

  Joel Klein

  People, Competition, Get Better

  "Condoleezza Rice: Education Could Be 'Greatest National Security Challenge'". "PBS Newshour" with Judy Woodruff, www.pbs.org. March 19, 2012.

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

  Joel Klein

  Country, Impact, United States

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

  Joel Klein

  Saying No, Students, Immortal

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

  Joel Klein

  Successful, America, Focus

  "Condoleezza Rice: Education Could Be 'Greatest National Security Challenge'". "PBS Newshour", www.pbs.org. March 19, 2012.

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