Preparing citizens to act thoughtfully to create a more just, open, and creative society gives form, substance and meaning to often abstract concepts of freedom and democracy.

As the world fights those who use violence to advance their agenda, engagement, not neutrality, is needed in our educational systems.

Engagement provides opportunities to demonstrate how confrontation can be done both effectively and civilly

They [students] had two common, strongly held expectations: the college should exhibit the behavior it expected from students and hold true to its espoused values.

You are not a note in a symphony

Nothing tastes as good as the Taste for Life.

Those who cling to the shadows will always hate and despise the light.

Humility is not weak, powerless, faint, a pushover, a punching bag or an abuse magnet, because above all — humility cares.

But Ron was staring at Hermione as though suddenly seeing her in a whole new

My wife is Mexican and my constituency is very, very multicultural.

Conversation is a catalyst for innovation

I used to get some flack from my agents because I wouldn't even audition for parts where the hero uses violent force to be a hero.

On the heights, all paths are paved with daggers. -Old Seanchan saying