Not that which is inspires the creation, but that which may be; not the actual, but the possible.

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.

We have truth in order not to die of art.

If I love one lover, ...I have loved many more.

Truth told today about yesterday's act can prevent a lot of tomorrow's problems

Do things that incumbents can't or won't do because it's economically or technically infeasible.

In a democratic society, the only treason is silence.

Set your sails now but the ocean is very rough and treacherous... if you keep going you will get there.

Before turning pro, I would never have just left my skates sitting in the locker room unattended.

What are you afraid of? I'm afraid of not recognizing Paradise.

They might kill me but they cannot kill Gandhism. If truth can be killed, Gandhism can be killed.

It often requires more strength and judgment to resist than to embrace an opportunity. It is better to do nothing than to do other than well.