Amidst protestations of 'Who can be against the children?' too few people are FOR children when it really matters.

Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.

You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can make even the biggest dog uncomfortable and transform even the biggest nation.

The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to.

Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.

You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.

Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time.

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.

It's time for greatness - not for greed. It's a time for idealism - not ideology. It is a time not just for compassionate words, but compassionate action.

Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can hear it in others.

The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by our fairness to other people's children.

No man kills himself unless there is something wrong with his life.

Everything goes and happens fast. That's how the world is build! (Pet Semetary 1 by Stephen King)

We think that we do well to be angry with the rebellious, and so we prove ourselves to be more like Jonah than Jesus.

Being yourself is one of the hardest thing because it's scary you always wonder whether you'll be accepted for who you really are.

Zen students see themselves as athletes. Their competitive sport is enlightenment; only with enlightenment do we compete.

I can do hieroglyphics in the margin. There are days when I really enjoy the flow of ink. I mean, nice pen, ink straight on to the page.

If we don't prosecute war criminals, what's the next horrible thing they can do? As anyone knows, if you're not held accountable, you think you can get away with it, and it becomes OK.

I have a very strong, very proven record that I am not a compromiser. [...] I have a spine made out of titanium.

A coward cannot have any prayer answered.

When it all comes down to it, life isn't about how much we get - it's about how much we share.