Read somewhat in the English poets every day. You will find them elegant, entertaining and constructive companions through your whole life.

It was a day and age that saw no reason why one could not learn whatever was required - learn vitally anything - by the close study of books.

One of the things about the arts that is so important is that in the arts you discover the only way to learn how to do it is by doing it. You can't write by reading a book about it. The only way to learn how to write a book is to sit down and try to write a book

If everyone is special, then no one is. If everyone gets a trophy, trophies become meaningless.

I lament the want of a liberal education. I feel the mist of ignorance to surround me - Nathanael Greene

If the attitude of the teacher toward the material is positive, enthusiastic, committed and excited, the students get that. If the teacher is bored, students get that and they get bored, quickly, instinctively.

Little children can learn anything, just as they can learn a foreign language. The mind is so absorbent then. There ought to be a real program to educate teachers who want to teach grade school children about history.