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.

How wise are Thy commandments O Lord. Each one of them applies to somebody or other I know.

Democracy means doing whatever you want without asking permission of anybody but your boss, your doctor, your lawyer, your landlord, your bank, your city, your state and federal authorities, and your wife and children.

One of the virtues of being very young is that you don't let the facts get in the way of your imagination.

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.

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

It's not the sugar that makes the tea sweet, but the stirring.