My heart is singing for joy this morning! A miracle has happened! The light of understanding has shone upon my little pupil's mind, and behold, all things are changed!

If my parents didn't push me and didn't support education, I probably wouldn't be here today.... Regardless of whatever they went through and how they may have been treated, they felt education was important. So, it's easier when you have the parents who support it, rather than those who don't.

It is a rare privilege to watch the birth, growth, and first feeble struggles of a living mind; this privilege is mine.

We all like stories that make us cry. It's so nice to feel sad when you've nothing in particular to feel sad about.

The immediate future is going to be tragic for all of us unless we find a way of making the vast educational resources of this country serve the true purpose of education, truth and justice.

Certain periods in history suddenly lift humanity to an observation point where a clear light falls upon a world previously dark.

Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction.