One barrier... is the impoverishment of classroom language, the failure to cultivate a common vocabulary about inquiry, explanation, argument and problem solving.

In order for the brain to comprehend the heart must first listen.

Learning is a consequence of thinking.

Our thinking tends to be hazy, hasty, narrow, or sprawling-causal terms for impulsive. Just like anything else, thinking skills require upkeep. If they aren't nourished, they'll fade away.

Teachers and administrators sleepwalk through their responsibilities, dulled and discouraged by the endless pressures and problems.

Sometimes the Good is the enemy of the BEST!

I hate being in my shoes...I am a deadman there!

Beggars do not envy millionaires though of course they will envy other beggars who are more successful.

The word of God is very important to Christmas. For unto us a child was born, and we should be reminded of how Christ's amazing journey came to be.

To feel controlled is to lose interest.

To be a leader, you have to make people want to follow you, and nobody wants to follow someone who doesn't know where he is going.

With all the stones being thrown against me you could build a monument!

Anything that happens gradually is always irrevocable.

She loved me coming and going, at my worst and at my best. She had a bottomless well of love for me.

I appreciate and enjoy my age.

I think life changes every year. This is just a little more comfortable.