All morality consists in a system of rules, and the essence of all morality is to be sought for in the respect which the individual acquires for these rules.

The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done.

When you teach a child something you take away forever his chance of discovering it for himself.

Every time we teach a child something, we keep him from inventing it himself. On the other hand, that which we allow him to discover for himself will remain with him visible for the rest of his life.

Play is the work of childhood.

Children require long, uniterrupted periods of play and exploration

Children have real understanding only of that which they invent themselves, and each time that we try to teach them too quickly, we keep them from reinventing it themselves.

Play is the answer to how anything new comes about.

Intelligence is what you use when you don't know what to do.

Teaching means creating situations where structures can be discovered.

Experience precedes understanding.

Dan, I'm not a Republic serial villain. Do you seriously think I'd explain my master-stroke if there remained the slightest chance of you affecting its outcome? I did it thirty-five minutes ago.

Everyone who isn't us is an enemy." - Cersei

All that foreign oil controlling American soil.

When you have a clear idea of what your character is trying to accomplish, it makes it a lot easier to riff on things.

When you become published and become a reviewer, piles of books come along and you are pushed by fashion and what you are commissioned to do.

I'm a real sucker for guitars. I've had a crush on many, many a guitarist.

Tolerance is just a fancy word for ignoring a fascist ideology. Acceptance is the only way.

I think it's always good for a band to try and grow.

Everyone faces difficulties; not everyone looks for the opportunities in every difficulty.