The function of the educator is to discover in each individual child the gifts implanted in her by Almighty God and to develop and dedicate them to His service.

Lovely phrases had lit candles in her mind, one after the other, till she felt intoxicated with the brightness.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn professional.

You hit home runs not by chance but by preparation.

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.

Well - when I write my book, and tell the tale Of my adventures - all these little stars That shake out of my cloak - I must save those To use for asterisks.

Mankind has got to get back to the rhythm of the cosmos.

The man who starts out going nowhere, generally gets there.

My mother never wanted me to focus on my physical self. She always said that beauty is what you do.

What if you have seen it before, ten thousand times over? An apple tree in full blossom is like a message, sent fresh from heaven to earth, of purity and beauty.

Productive achievement is a consequence and an expression of health and self-esteem, not its cause.

Forever will be you and me.