Every word, movement and action has an effect. No other person or outside force has a greater influence on a child than the parent.

The children should never be excluded from what I am doing and should never have the feeling of being part of an audience.

Children don't drop out of high school when they are 16, they do so in the first grade and wait 10 years to make it official.

Back in the old days, when I was a child, we sat around the family table at dinner time and exchanged our daily experiences. It wasn't very organized, but everyone was recognized and all the news that had to be told was told by each family member. We listened to each other and the interest was not put on; it was real.

Generosity has built America. When we fail to invest in children, we have to pay the cost.

One of the big secrets of finding time is not to watch television.

Every word, movement and action has an effect. No other person or outside force has a greater influence on a child than the parent.