Albert Shanker Quotes

When you think about the children, one of the things that I'm quite concerned about - and I've heard it expressed by others - is trying to find how we can build better accountability, work to provide a level of education that prepares our children for the future.

I missed a few key basketball games, AAU games, because I didn't finish my homework.

When I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he is swelling or growing.

We can't go on appropriating more and more money to state universities without knowing that we're getting an excellent product back out of them.

Schools should be held accountable for results.

Whether it's a blessing or a curse, it's a fact that we have power. Everyone—friend and enemy—looks to see how we use it, how we treat it, how we keep it.

[Referring to political leaders:] Since they take the risks, they need the laurels.

Deeds are fruits, words are leaves

I want to know what he did and who he failed.

Absolute authority will be delegated. Full responsibility will be assumed. Those who succeed will receive advancement and satisfaction of desire. Those who fail will die.

If heads don’t roll, nobody makes any changes

I'm aware that if the ball is thrown in my direction, I'm expected to catch it because the media is going to be on my back.

We used to play marbles for keeps. If you lost, you lost. It is the same way with politics, but not everybody knows this.

Whether someone signs something is not what's important. It's what they do and how they do it that matters.

When I was 16, my mother moved me out of Brooklyn and sent me to Florida to stay with my family for a little bit because I was being bad, not going to school and stuff.

I made it pretty clear that if I'm captain, the best team has to play.

In order to succeed in WWE, you're responsible. If you put in 100 percent, you get back 100 percent.

When I step up to that penalty spot, I know the consequences. They're the same whether I miss the first, second, third - or the 10th - it will be the same.

We always want to keep a clean sheet, but there are situations we can't control.

There is a sense of responsibility when you play a real-life character because there are people who will see your work, make comparisons, and judge you. They have all the rights to do that because they know the real person. They might have seen that person also.

When it's all about the work, it's clear who in the company is pulling their weight and who isn't.

Sometimes you just don't show up, and in our profession, it's a bad day.

In our family business, the Edelman children must earn their way - there were and will be no promises without performance and leadership. That may lead to some skinned knees, but it is certainly the best way to learn life lessons.

Trust is a big word for a manager. You expect certain standards and attitudes and they know if they lower those standards, I'll jump on them.

I know what it means to play for a big club. Big clubs, it's like that: if you win, everything is good. If you lose, it's your fault, especially defenders and goalkeepers.