Better to lose a book to a child, than to lose a child to illiteracy.

Classroom libraries are not 25 copies of 5 books. Classroom libraries are 1000-2000 copies of different books.

Effective readers, even at their earliest levels, read in five to seven word phrases rather than word by word.

One mind awake can become stronger than a thousand zombies sleepwalking in a dying civilization.

When I retired out of the military, I registered myself as a Republican because my views and perspectives were more in line with that party.

Giving a veteran a flag is not a substitute for giving our vets the quality health care they were promised

I occasionally get glimpses, but I have to reprioritize, because that's how it naturally progresses - things like family, responsibilities, and your job all take precedent.

Just as we outgrow a pair of trousers, we outgrow acquaintances, libraries, principles, etc., at times before they're worn out and times - and this is the worst of all - before we have new ones.

Squat 300 times a day, you’re going to give birth quickly.

I don't know why, but life is usually more complicated than the plans that we make.

We have a small wish in 2008. We would like to conquer Asia.

The big picture is that there is no big picture. That's why we keep painting it.

This is the moment when something once more begins visibly to happen, something truly new and unique... something truly historical, in the sense that history again demands to be heard.