The high IQ has become the American equivalent of the Legion of Honor, positive proof of a child's intellectual aristocracy.... It has become more important to be a smart kid than a good kid or even a healthy kid.

You don't have to be in "Who's Who" to know what's what.

The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.

It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.'

The chaplain of the Senate does not pray for the Senate. He watches the Senate and prays for the country.

One antidote for sexual truancy lies in simply teaching youth the wonder, the miracle, the reverence for the creation of life itself. Life is a divine creation. You don't take chances with creation.

Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.