You grow up in America and you're told from day one, 'This is the land of opportunity.' That everybody has an equal chance to make it in this country. And then you look at places like Harlem, and you say,… — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share Image
I want my kids to graduate from high school. But that's not enough. I also want them to go to college. Why? Because rich… — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share
Many schools today are sacrificing social studies, the arts and physical education so children can cover basic subjects like math, English and science. — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share
Video games offer violent messages, and even the sports video games include taunting and teasing. — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share
There's not a day that goes by that I don't draw on my undergraduate background in psychology. — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share
Convincing people to give your way a try will work if you neutralize - and sometimes you have to cauterize - the ones who… — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share
When kids know that you refuse to let them fail ... they don't give up as easy. So sometimes they don't have it inside,… — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share
Kids who are poor often have families that have not really been kept informed about... how important it is to read to your child,… — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share
I believe that for lots of churches and religious institutions, their main focus on the development of faith among parishioners needs to spread to… — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share
How is it we could have a system where schools could remain lousy for 50 years and yet you do exactly the same thing… — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share
When I began working in not-for-profits, it was taking a vow of poverty, which eliminated huge numbers of folks. — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share
You grow up in America and you're told from day one, 'This is the land of opportunity.' That everybody has an equal chance to… — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share
