Don't you get a swollen head. There's always someone who could come and do what you do, maybe even better, so be grateful and work hard.

The anateur works until they get something right. The professional works until they can't go wrong.

I love singing, and I came to absolutely adore it in the later part of my career.

Public libraries are our great teachers and storytellers, and are a vital adjunct to our schools. In this day of standardized and homogenized education, a library offers individual and personalized learning opportunities second to none.

I have always wished I could learn to be a potter. I love collecting ceramics; it would be so fulfilling to create something lovely.

I do think, where would kids be if it weren't for you and for the good pediatricians, and for the good parents? I passionately believe in sitting a child on your lap and tracing the lines of the book with your finger, and they can read before they know they can, if you bother enough. I did it with my kids, and they're doing it with their kids now.

Don't you get a swollen head. There's always someone who could come and do what you do, maybe even better, so be grateful and work hard.