Finding oneself was a misnomer; a self is not found but made.

In any assembly the simplest way to stop transacting business and split the ranks is to appeal to a principle.

Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social aims in mind: prepare to take on one's share in the world's work, and perhaps in addition, lend a hand in improving society, after schooling is done.

no subject of study is more important than reading…all other intellectual powers depend on it.

Simple English is no one’s mother tongue. It has to be worked for.

The danger that may really threaten (crime fiction) is that soon there will be more writers than readers

Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game - and do it by watching first some high school or small-town teams.