“I'm the most communal person that exists and a very solitary person. So I think writing is a form of getting to the community and being alone, and it's the best of both possible worlds.” ThinkingWorldWritingPersonsFormCommunitySolitary Author:Ariel Dorfman
“Mining created Chile. The story of men who go down into the mountain and chip away at minerals in the darkness and then suffer an accident that leaves them at the mercy of that darkness is part of the DNA of Chile, an integral part of the country's history.” MenCountryStoriesSufferingDarknessMountainMercyAccidentsDnaChipsMineralsMiningChile Author:Ariel Dorfman
“You want to free the world, free humanity, from oppression? Look inside, look sideways, look at the hidden violence of language. Never forget that language is where the other, parallel violence, the cruelty exercised on the body, originates.” WorldWantLooksBodyHumanityLanguageForgetViolenceCrueltyOppressionNever ForgetParallelsSideways Author:Ariel Dorfman
“I considered the years in Hollywood nothing but an interim. What I always wanted was to be was a musical comedy star.” YearsWantedStarsComedyHollywoodMusicalInterim Author:Arlene Dahl
“Most teachers still say they love teaching though they wouldn't mind a little more respect for their challenging work and a little less blame for America's educational shortcomings.” MindLittlesStillsAmericaChallengesTeacherTeachingBlameEducationalShortcomingsLove TeachingChallenging Work Author:Arne Duncan
“To encourage more top-caliber students to choose teaching, teachers should be paid a lot more, with starting salaries more in the range of $60,000 and potential earnings of as much as $150,000.” ShouldTeacherTeachingStudentsPaidStartingRangeEarningSalaryCaliber Author:Arne Duncan
“A postsecondary education is the ticket to economic success in America.” AmericaEconomicTicketsEconomic Success Author:Arne Duncan
“About two-thirds of bachelor's degree holders borrow to go to school, and on average they're graduating with more than $26,000 in debt.” TwoSchoolDegreesThirdsAverageDebtGraduatesBachelors Author:Arne Duncan
“Almost 24 million children - one in three - are likely growing up without their father involved in their lives.” ChildrenThreeFatherMillionsGrowing UpGrowingInvolved Author:Arne Duncan
“I think every student needs access to technology, and I think technology can be a hugely important vehicle to help level the playing field.” ThinkingNeedsImportantHelpingLevelsTechnologyFieldsStudentsAccessVehiclePlaying FieldsLevel Playing Field Author:Arne Duncan