Unless we make education a priority an entire generation of Americans could miss out on the American dream.
My parents always made education and school the number one priority. They believed that an education is the best gift you can give to your child.
What we're doing now is we're saying that individual schools can spend the money on their own priorities so that head teachers can decide what's truly important because the big shift in approach on education that we're taking - which is different from what happened before - is that we trust teachers and we trust heads.
By cutting critical domestic programs such as education health environmental protection and veterans' services this budget reveals misplaced priorities.
I made education the highest priority of my campaign - actually education and jobs - and the reason is a simple one: I think the future of America depends on it.
If adolescent pregnancy prevention is to become a priority then our strategy as advocates must contain two key elements: civic engagement and education.
As women slowly gain power their values and priorities are reshaping the agenda. A multitude of studies show that when women control the family funds they generally spend more on health nutrition and education - and less on alcohol and cigarettes.
I'm eating a lot of organic proteins and vegetables! Maintaining a healthy balanced diet is my No. 1 priority because I'm nursing my daughter.
I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May '43. At this time the aircraft was completely secret. I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in '42 - even in my position. This aircraft didn't have any priority in design or production.
Living with the immediacy of death helps you sort out your priorities in life. It helps you to live a less trivial life.
My dad was kind of a pool shark and had a Frank Sinatra Dean Martin thing going on. I've always been fascinated by the fifties because of him. There was a hip cool anything-goes atmosphere back then but looking good was still a priority.
My band is so dedicated everybody works very hard. The No. 1 priority is the show and it's pretty cool because we all pull together and it's fun. It's like being on a sports team or something.
Security is I would say our top priority because for all the exciting things you will be able to do with computers - organizing your lives staying in touch with people being creative - if we don't solve these security problems then people will hold back.
Today most young women are exposed to technology at a very young age with mobile phones tablets the Web or social media. They are much more proficient with technology than prior generations since they use it for all their school work communication and entertainment.
If we ever start communicating with living creatures from other planets the number one priority is how are you going to communicate information? Even between different cultures here on Earth you get into communication problems.
I have to say you know I've seen so many people go through the cycle and become famous and not famous anymore and you know want - have their priorities change and want different things.
Like it or not the world evolves priorities change and so do you.
Climate change is a terrible problem and it absolutely needs to be solved. It deserves to be a huge priority.
You can't move so fast that you try to change the mores faster than people can accept it. That doesn't mean you do nothing but it means that you do the things that need to be done according to priority.
I believe there are three keys to success. For me it is keeping my priorities in order: It's my faith and my family and then the business.
Creative people don't behave very well generally. If you're looking for examples of good relationships in show business you're gonna be depressed real fast. I don't have time for anything else right now but work and my daughter. She's my first priority.
Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority.
I have a fantastic wife and not only in terms of external beauty. Her priority and mine is our children. That is our choice.
I define nothing. Not beauty not patriotism. I take each thing as it is without prior rules about what it should be.
Our technological powers increase but the side effects and potential hazards also escalate.