Joel Klein Quotes & Sayings

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

Just putting a computer in front of a student doesn't make education better. — Joel Klein

Most people get better when they face competition. — Joel Klein

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

We are not seeking to impose a recall. — Joel Klein

The trouble that public unions could potentially cause for citizens was one reason that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, hero of Democrats and union organizers alike, opposed them for government workers. Republican Fiorello La Guardia, a great mayor of New York, opposed them, too. Unlike in the private sector, where unions were a needed counterweight to strong management, in the public sector unions had a big say in selecting management through the election process. As a result, they had a lot of power on both sides of the labor-management negotiating process. Roosevelt and La Guardia thus feared that, when government officials and unions battled over power, citizens could lose out. — Joel Klein

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

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

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

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