Tony Cardenas - Truancy rates are directly correlated to low graduation rates.

Clint Smith - School desegregation is associated with higher graduation rates, greater employability, higher earnings, and decreased rates of incarceration.

Tony Finau - I had a chance to win $2 million, a week after high school graduation, and if I turned pro, the sponsor was going to financially support me.

Ben Bernanke - High levels of homeownership have been shown to foster greater involvement in school and civic organizations, higher graduation rates, and greater neighborhood stability.

Mack Brown - All of us have to win games. Whether we like it or not, the graduation rates and all the things people are talking about aren't as important as winning.

Campbell Brown - The government sets targets for increased four-year high school graduation rates as part of its agenda for improving Americans' health.

Alfred Hitchcock - The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.

Jeff Bezos - Market leadership can translate directly to higher revenue, higher profitability, greater capital velocity, and correspondingly stronger returns on invested capital.

Martin Luther King - We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.

Tony Clark - Getting to know new people and gaining new friends is one of life’s greatest pleasures. So conquer your fears and get out there.

Tony Dungy - The secret to success is good leadership, and good leadership is all about making the lives of your team members or workers better.

Tony Blair - The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.

Tony Hanco - It's both funny and sad which seem to me to be the two basic ingredients of good comedy.

Tony Robbins - Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.

Kat Edmonson - For 'Way Down Low', I was particularly inspired by a breakup I was going through and a transition I was making from Austin to New York.

Dag Hammarskjold - Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.