I do not want actors and actresses to understand my plays. That is not necessary. If they will only pronounce the correct sounds I can guarantee the results.

Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous.

What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.

The open mind never acts: when we have done our utmost to arrive at a reasonable conclusion, we still must close our minds for the moment with a snap, and act dogmatically on our conclusions.

If in the library of your house you do not have the works of the ancient Greek writers, then you live in a house with no light.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

Some people look at the world and say 'why?' Some people look at the world and say 'why not?'