Sex is on the minds of most people, especially those who shouldn't be having it.

To focus on discipline is to ignore the real problem: We will never be able to get students (or anyone else) to be in good order if, day after day, we try to force them to do what they do not find satisfying.

To counter the avoidance of intellectual challenge and responsibility, we must reduce the domination of certainty in education.

We may be up against a stone wall, but we don't have to bloody our heads against it unless we choose to.

No human being will work hard at anything unless they believe that they are working for competence.

Since there will be no one left to talk peace after the next war, it makes good sense to break with tradition and hold the peace conference first.

We can teach a lot of things, but if the teacher can't relate by talking to a group of friendly students, he'll never be a competent teacher.