"There was nothing more important I could do than be supportive as a dad.“

-Arne Duncan

posted in dad

Arne Duncan quote about dad: "There was nothing more important I could do than be supportive as a dad."

Other Quotes

Discover more inspiring quotes from our collection

"Young people know how important it is for dads to be involved in their lives. As I travel the country and talk with students, some of them tell me that their lives would be totally different if their father was around."

-Arne Duncan

travelView Quote

"I think every student needs access to technology, and I think technology can be a hugely important vehicle to help level the playing field."

-Arne Duncan

technologyView Quote

"Most teachers still say they love teaching though they wouldn't mind a little more respect for their challenging work and a little less blame for America's educational shortcomings."

-Arne Duncan

respectView Quote

"State governments generate less revenue in a recession. As state leaders struggle to make up for lost revenue, legislatures tend to cut funding for higher education. Colleges, in turn, answer these funding cuts with tuition hikes."

-Arne Duncan

educationView Quote

"Even in a time of fiscal austerity, education is more than just an expense."

-Arne Duncan

educationView Quote

"A postsecondary education is the ticket to economic success in America."

-Arne Duncan

educationView Quote

Same Category

More quotes in this category

"To me I'm just a regular person going to the mall with friends, and now I'm in Forever 21 and I see this random group of girls staring at me and taking pictures. But now I usually have my dad, who is a really tall and intimidating person with me, so he's kind of my bodyguard."

-Rebecca Black

"My sensei was a British karate champion named Brian Fitkin. He was my mentor and because I had a hard relationship with my dad, he became a father figure to me."

-Dolph Lundgren

"Everyone gets surprised because neither one of my parents play golf. Like I said in my speech, my aunt and uncle really love golf, and we visited them, and she gave me two clubs. Like people think when they don't know who my dad is, they think he's my coach."

-Lydia Ko

"I have mostly been terrified of listening to scary stories around a campfire. We camp a lot as a family, and at night my dad would try and tell us scary stories. This made eating s'mores difficult. The story would start with something like... 'and the old man who lived in these woods...' I would then run back into the camper terrified."

-Willow Shields

"You know that family is going to be there for you no matter what. My dad gave me a freakin' kidney!"

-Sarah Hyland

"I lost my mother, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, and we had to relocate my dad after 58 years in the family home. That was tough."

-Doug Davidson