I just thank my father and mother, my lucky stars, that I had the advantage of an education in the humanities.

And read… read all the time… read as a matter of principle, as a matter of self-respect. Read as a nourishing staple of life.

Your education never stops and college is just the beginning. You come out of college with a huge advantage in that you've ideally and more times than not you've come out with a love of learning and that's what matters above all.

Since September 11, it seems to me that never in our lifetime, except possibly in the early stages of World War II, has it been clearer that we have as a source of strength, a source of direction, a source of inspiration - our story.

To this noble end the delegates had pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.

No harm's done to history by making it something someone would want to read.

Home is really where education does begin.