I think of discipline as the continual everyday process of helping a child learn self-discipline.

One of the greatest dignities of humankind is that each successive generation is invested in the welfare of each new generation.

My friendship with Mitzi was like the friendship that many children have with their pets. My mother and father thought it was "good for me" to have a dog for a companion. Well it was good for me, but it was only many years after she died that I began to understand how good it was, and why.

Often, problems are knots with many strands, and looking at those strands can make a problem seem different.

I have really never considered myself a TV star. I always thought I was a neighbor who just came in for a visit.

Development comes from within. Nature does not hurry but advances slowly.

When we treat children's play as seriously as it deserves, we are helping them feel the joy that's to be found in the creative spirit. We're helping ourselves stay in touch with that spirit, too. It's the things we play withand the people who help us play that make a great difference in our lives.