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Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education... no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both.
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All I have learned, I learned from books.
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It was the full conviction of this, and of what could be done, if every man were placed in the office for which he was fitted by nature and a proper education, which first suggested to me the plan of Illumination.
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But it would be absolutely mistaken to regard a wealth of theoretical knowledge as characteristic proof for the qualities and abilities of a leader.
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A people of scholars, if they are physically degenerate, weak-willed and cowardly pacifists, will not storm the heavens, indeed, they will not be able to safeguard their existence on this earth.
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It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?
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Behind the parents stands the school, and behind the teacher the home.
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I started with ballet and then my cousin Sarah introduced me to her tap teachers.
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Teaching is an instinctual art, mindful of potential, craving of realizations, a pausing, seamless process.
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Writing essays and teaching composition have helped me immensely in writing poetry, because they've forced me to focus on the structure of ideas.
