Literature is an inquiry into the deepest yearnings of the human spirit.

Music gives us a language that cuts across the disciplines, helps us to see connections and brings a more coherent meaning to our world.

A poor surgeon hurts one person at a time. A poor teacher hurts 130.

Research must continue to be the centerpiece of intellectual life, and our commitment to research must grow, because our problems are growing.

Education is a seamless web: one level of learning relates to every other.

The connectedness of things is what the great university is all about, and I believe the great university in the coming century will be described as a community of scholars.

To put it simply, school readiness means creating in this country a public love of children.

I am suggesting that quality in undergraduate education means giving students a perspective that is global.

Based upon the pictures, I concluded that about 60 percent of all college classes in the United States are held outside, underneath a tree, usually by a gently flowing stream.

An incompetent teacher is even worse than an incompetent surgeon because a surgeon can only cut up one person at a time.

As I watched my grandfather work with people who were impoverished, I began to understand that to be truly human, one must serve.

We stand in the awe of God’s greatness.

It was my kingdom. And when enemies attack your kingdom, you don’t flee. You show them why it’s your kingdom.

Testers for 7-Up consistently found consumers would report more lemon flavor in their product if they added 15% more yellow coloring TO THE PACKAGE.

What, after all, is mathematics but the poetry of the mind, and what is poetry but the mathematics of the heart?

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When I read the scripts, I'm always so excited to see what's going to happen because it's unpredictable.

There is more to talking than just words.

If I feel frustrated in a situation, I take a deep breath and walk away.

The way you get more is by having a daily spiritual practice.

Jeb Bush is my friend. I think he'd make a great president. I've nudged him for some time.