Chris Gabrieli Quotes & Sayings

“Every child should have time for arts, music, sports, drama, robotics, school newspapers and the like, not to mention recess and play.”

“I've spent enough time in the business community to know there are certain regulators who are very constructive in their approach - those who enforce the laws and who actually want to help you comply - and there are others who have a prosecutorial attitude.”

“Athletics and physical activity are important parts of youth development, in my experience and view.”

“Time is a resource, much like money or autonomy, which can be invaluable or can be squandered.”

“Indeed, while so much in education reform can divide activists into warring camps, expanding learning time unites reformers around a shared vision of bringing excellence and breadth to our nation's most impoverished and struggling schools.”

“Schools serving disadvantaged students need more time to help these students catch up and gain the core academic skills they will need to succeed in our economy and society.”

“History shows that it's not smart for states to pay more to get jobs; you just get into the race to the bottom.”

“I do not believe you have to be an elected official to help 'change the world.' In fact, maybe it is easier from the outside.”

“I realized I didn't need to go to work every day. I could work for the pleasure and the challenge, not for the mortgage payment.”

“I'm a growth-is-good Democrat.”