Some things youll never know, and some things youll wish you never knew.

Slavery was not born of racism; rather, racism was the consequence of slavery.

You are on your own in a big world, in which you are one of many nations, some small, some medium sized, some large. You are nobody's boss and nobody is your boss.

To increase student engagement and ownership of learning, we should give students opportunities to do meaningful work - work that makes a difference locally, nationally, and globally.

I am persecuted because of my writings, I think, therefore, that I should write some more.

Once I grew from 6'1' to about 6'6', by that time I was going into 12th grade, and that's when I started wanting to play basketball, because, pretty much basketball players always got the girl.

For me, it's church and state, not church in state, and I really feel there are some churches in central Ohio crossing that line.

Love is a trick best performed by men.

Only Marxists, " Dr. Iggy concluded, opening the door to usher Joe into the chapel room, "stillbelieve in an objective history. Marxists and a few disciples of Ayn Rand.

We are wearing coats of trust. When one tells a story this is what happens.

I just love the game of basketball so much. The game! I don't need the 18,000 people screaming and all the peripheral things. To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation.

There is nothing more important than hard work.

I've enjoyed my retirement.

Cat tongues are awesome." --Nellie Gomez, The 39 Clues, Beyond The Grave

When someone sets out to be controversial or provocative or shocking as an end in itself, I don't think that's a noble goal.

Look deep inside the eyes of a woman, see the man you want to be.

Pandering to the people who have supported this industry for years is a sure way for this industry to be dead in a few years.