It is one of the ironies of history that reformers so often misjudge the consequences of their reforms.

Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.

We pay a heavy price for our fear of failure. It is a powerful obstacle to growth. It assures the progressive narrowing of the personality and prevents exploration and experimentation. There is no learning without some difficulty and fumbling. If you want to keep on learning, you must keep on risking failure-all your life.

The cynic says, "One man can't do anything". I say, "Only one man can do anything."

The ultimate goal of the educational system is to shift to the individual the burden of pursuing his education.

America's greatness has been the greatness of a free people who shared certain moral commitments. Freedom without moral commitment is aimless and promptly self-destructive.

In the artist's recreation of the world we are enabled to see the world.