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The present structure of rewards in high schools produces a response on the part of an adolescent social system which effectively impedes the process of education.

It is easier to motivate people to do something difficult than something easy.

I don't think individual achievement in business is the most meaningful way for it to operate.

Interest in business ethics courses has surged, and student activities at leading business schools are more focused than ever before on making business serve long-term social values.

I don't understand the rewarding of behavior that is less than classy. I don't get it.

In order to produce generalist courses, business school professors have been forced to invent subjects called strategy, called organizational behavior and so on.

Business schools need to address students on a human being level, not as cogs in the machine to supply fresh talent to big companies.

I think it's easiest to teach by example. My dad didn't tell us to work hard; we just saw how hard he worked. I know I have shortcomings - like a short fuse - but I've learned you can't come home from a long day of work and snap at the kids.

The way I run my business seems to be easier than the way I run my life.

Balancing school, acting, and a social life can be difficult.