books are brain food. If every American would purchase the equivalent of his weight in books each year, this country would be a different place.

There is an ancient Indian saying: "We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children." If we use this ethic as a moral compass, then our rendezvous with reality can also become a rendezvous with opportunity.

The mood of the 80s - Get what you can, can what you get, and sit on the can.

Those who declared librarians obsolete when the Internet rage first appeared are now red-faced. We need them more than ever. The Internet is full of 'stuff' but its value and readability is often questionable. 'Stuff' doesn't give you a competitive edge, high-quality related information does.

Clearly this business of treating minds, particularly this big business of treating young minds, has not policed itself, and has no incentive to put a stop to the kinds of fraudulent and unethical practices that are going on.

Our tax code encourages people to raise thoroughbred horses, not children.

Japan redefined world power. They showed you could become a world power without having a military.