Far better to think historically, to remember the lessons of the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part of the knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be one who knows that if you reserve the power not to use all your power, you will lead others far more successfully and well.

The professionals must set a good example.

A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart of a liberal education is the act of teaching.

You count on it, you rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then, just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops.

I think that the young people today feel a tremendous sense of responsibility to their brothers and sisters because of the sacrifices that most families make to send their children to college.

For me, baseball is the most nourishing game outside of literature. They both are re-tellings of human experience.

I'm not going to sit here now and say 'do this,' or 'do that.' But you must - must - expunge any vestige of racism.