It's not easy for a mother and son to sing a duet. You can't just sing about anything.
Ask 'How will they learn best?' not 'Can they learn?'.
If we expect kids to be losers they will be losers; if we expect them to be winners they will be winners. They rise, or fall, to the level of the expectations of those around them, especially their parents and their teachers.
One of the greatest things in life is that no one has the authority to tell you what you want to be. You're the one who'll decide what you want to be.
We are all concerned about the future of American education. But as I tell my students, you do not enter the future - you create the future. The future is created through hard work.
Life is not about how many times you fall down. It's about how many times you get back up.
One of the greatest things you have in life is that no one has the authority to tell you what you want to be. You're the one who'll decide what you want to be. Respect yourself and respect the integrity of others as well. The greatest thing you have is your self image, a positive opinion of yourself. You must never let anyone take it from you.
I am restless. I don't mind leaving this comfortable, static life. I could live a year on my own in a remote village.
Life is a spiritual dance and that our unseen partner has steps to teach us if we will allow ourselves to be led. The next time you are restless, remind yourself it is the universe asking 'Shall we dance?
There may be babblers, wholly ignorant of mathematics, who dare to condemn my hypothesis, upon the authority of some part of the Bible twisted to suit their purpose. I value them not, and scorn their unfounded judgment.
Whatever happens, never forget that people would rather be led to perdition by a man, than to victory by a woman.