Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding.

America needs fewer men obsessed with erecting fences of hate, suspicion and name calling.

A second-class is a first-class mistake.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he cannot learn, feel, change, grow or live. Chained by his servitude he is a slave who has forfeited all freedom. Only a person who risks is free. The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; and the realist adjusts the sails

Empathy feels these thoughts; your hurt is in my heart, your loss is in my prayers, your sorrow is in my soul, and your tears are in my eyes.

A good teacher explains, while a great teacher inspires