Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Quotable Cathie Black

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Quotable Cathie Black

Quotable Cathie Black

by Mike Klonsky

Why she thinks she's ready to run N.Y. public schools

You know, I’ve been a public figure for a long time. This is different, certainly, but believe me, the early days of USA Today, when I had to go shareholder meetings and be surrounded by 30 Wall Street analysts — you know, “What’s going to happen next week? How’s the advertising? When is it going to be profitable?” That kind of thing toughens you up over a period