What makes America great is in our imagination, not in memorization. We are not a memorization-fixated culture. We can't compete with the Chinese and Japanese in memorization. Where we have been competitive is in creativity. — Paul Orfalea Copy Share Image
Kids that are allegedly better students are in an elitist class in first and second grade and then they go to their high schools,… — Paul Orfalea Copy Share Image
If I reformed school, I would do two things: We can improve a child's IQ by three percent by teaching them a foreign language… — Paul Orfalea Copy Share Image
Whenever I felt down, whenever I started wondering what homeless shelter I would die in, [my mother] would buck me up by telling me:… — Paul Orfalea Copy Share Image
I called it Kinko’s because of my nickname — because I had this really kinky hair. If you think about it, the first thing a baby learns is ‘Googoo, gaga,’ and if you think of good businesses like Kodak, Xerox, Google, people remember consonants — which was why Kinko’s was a good name. But really I had this big head… — Paul Orfalea Copy Share
I would get rid of the Department of Education. I would get rid of the state departments of education and let the local people… — Paul Orfalea Copy Share Image
With ADD, you’re curious. You’re eyes believe what they see. Your ears believe what others say. I learned to trust my eyes. — Paul Orfalea Copy Share Image
You can either complain or look for opportunity in every problem. I prefer opportunity. — Paul Orfalea Copy Share Image
Boys do not have the language skills of little girls. Boys go to school feeling like idiots. We wonder why fifty-six percent of the enrollment at universities is female. I might consider having same-sex education. Boys from day one are pampered and feel good about themselves and then when they go to school, they feel like idiots. I would have… — Paul Orfalea Copy Share
![“Whenever I felt down, whenever I started wondering what homeless shelter I would die in, [my mother] would buck me up by telling me: you know, Paul, the A students work for the B students, the C students run the companies, and the D students dedicate the buildings.” quote by Paul Orfalea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/087/paul-orfalea-23888_bucks_whenever-i-felt-down-whenever-i-started_826897.jpg)
