Ten years ago, we committed to investing in our associates through higher wages, new training opportunities, and changes to our scheduling and education programs. It was a step grounded in the belief that putting people first is always the right thing to do. These investments sparked momentum in our stores that we still see and feel today.

If you look at the people who have high impact, they have pretty general knowledge. They don't have a really narrowly focused education.

Just in general, any government throughout history hasn't really wanted its people to be educated, because then they couldn't control them as easily.

Some people get an education without going to college. The rest get it after they get out.

The best means of forming a manly, virtuous, and happy people will be found in the right education of youth. Without this foundation, every other means, in my opinion, must fail.

All this talk about equality. The only thing people really have in common is that they are all going to die.