If education is always to be conceived along the same antiquated lines of a mere transmission of knowledge, there is little to be hoped from it in the bettering of man's future.

The goal of early childhood education should be to activate the child's own natural desire to learn.

Do not tell them how to do it. Show them how to do it and do not say a word. If you tell them, they will watch your lips move. If you show them, they will want to do it themselves.

The education of even a small child, therefore, does not aim at preparing him for school, but for life.

To assist a child we must provide him with an environment which will enable him to develop freely.

The most important period of life is not the age of university studies, but the first one, the period from birth to the age of six.

Peace is what every human being is craving for, and it can be brought about by humanity through the child.

We shall walk together on this path of life, for all things are part of the universe and are connected with each other to form one whole unity.

The greatest sign of success for a teacher...is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist."

Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.

Our aim is not merely to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his innermost core.

Take sides! Always take sides! You will sometimes be wrong - but the man who refuses to take sides must always be wrong.

Sometimes, you can't say anything even yourself !

My daddy used to tell me not to chew on somethin that was eatin you.

Culture is on the horns of this dilemma: if profound and noble it must remain rare, if common it must become mean.

Words are the vibrations of nature. Therefore, beautiful words create beautiful nature. Ugly words create ugly nature. This is the root of the universe.

... the wing of a fly is proof enough of the existence of God for me.

I'm only interested in rites of passage stories.

A lot of actors aren't particularly good directors. And they're not particularly good with other actors. That's kind of a fallacy.

Artists erase reality to a greater or lesser extent, and substitute their own reality - created by their brains, instead.

Through personal prayer, through family prayer, by trusting in God with faith, nothing wavering, we can call down to our rescue His mighty power.