All my adult life I've felt drawn to ask long-married couples how they were able to stay together. All of them said the same thing: "We worked hard at it.

Sometimes you can't pay it back, so you just have to pay it forward.

Most people who have told a lie think they got away with it … when in fact, they didn’t

Don't bail; the best pieces of gold are at the bottom of the barrel of crap.

One key factor in the downward spiral in our educational system is that there is too much stroking and too little real feedback.

We need to make sure our students are exerting themselves. We need to praise them when they deserve it and to tell them honestly when they have it in them to work harder.

He had high hopes for society, and though his hopes were too often dashed, he remained a raging optimist.