We're still studying different models from around the nation, seeing what works best. We think it's a great idea that's going to take off for Ralston.

I was concerned that she would be interested in the job so that she could work out her own demons.

We know we already have great parent involvement in Ralston. With the benchmarks and standards, we want to codify things and put some of our goals into a clearly defined order so we can see what we are accomplishing.

I was born during the Depression in a little community just outside Waco, and I grew up listening to Franklin Roosevelt on the radio.

Everybody's talking about 'bungs' but can anybody actually show me if it's real or not. There's a lot of suspicion, but is it right? Give me some evidence, we'll look at it. Richard Scudamore [the Premier League chief executive] will have the best mind to look into it.

I mean some doctor told me I had six months to live and I went to their funeral.