Man only becomes independent of this physical world when he learns to consider the objects around him as symbols. He must, for this reason, seek to acquire a moral relationship to them.

Receive the children in reverence, educate them in love, and send them forth in freedom.

The heart of the Waldorf method is that education is an art-it must speak to the child's experience. To educate the whole child, his heart and his will must be reached, as well as the mind.

When human beings meet together seeking the spirit with unity of purpose then they will also find their way to each other.

We are fully human only while playing, and we play only when we are human in the truest sense of the word.

To truly know the world, look deeply within your own being; to truly know yourself, take real interest in the world.

May my soul bloom in love for all existence.

A healthy social life is found only, when in the mirror of each soul the whole community finds its reflection, and when in the whole community the virtue of each one is living.

You will not be good teachers if you focus only on what you do and not upon who you are.

Music is the expression of the will of nature while all other arts are expressions of the idea of nature.

The smallest thing in its rightful place can lead to the highest goals.

A true friend doesn't have guts

One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture

It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living.

There is no reason why I should call myself a democrat.

I love home cooking, and I'm not a great one for fast food.

Lazy and superficial men and women do not produce superior work.

Technology empowers the less empowered. If there is a strong force that bring a change in the lives of those on the margins it is technology. It serves as a leveler and a springboard.

The devil isn't made by what Mommy says or what Daddy says. The devil is there.

Remember: Marriage is the number one cause of divorce

I do believe that the Kingdom of God is present wherever Jesus is king. That's my definition of the Kingdom of God.