In the United States we have concentrated tremendous sums of money on the educational plant, seemingly with the idea that the right number of buildings will turn out the right number of graduates. Yet the teachers who actually instruct the future citizens of our country are more often than not miserably paid. If in the future we find ourselves with a lot of fourth-rate citizens, we have only ourselves to blame.

We are, finally, all wanderers in search of knowledge. Most of us hold the dream of becoming something better than we are, something larger, richer, in some way more important to the world and ourselves. Too often, the way taken is the wrong way, with too much emphasis on what we want to have, rather than what we wish to become.

What is education but a conditioning of the mind to a society and a way of life.

Historical novels are, without question, the best way of teaching history, for they offer the human stories behind the events and leave the reader with a desire to know more.

If you want the law to leave you alone, keep your hair trimmed and your boots shined.

Actors, politicians, and writers-all of us are but creatures of the hour. Long-lasting fame comes to but few.

Knowledge was not meant to be locked behind doors. It breathes best in the open air where all men can inhale its essence.