Sometimes very small children in a proper environment develop a skill and exactness in their work that can only surprise us.

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.

A serious and good philosophical work could be written consisting entirely of jokes.

We have lived and loved together Through many changing years We have shared each other's gladness And wept each other's tears.

I like pork chops and country ham, creamed potatoes, stuff like that. Redeye gravy. It comes from ham, bacon, stuff like that. It's the grease that you fry it in. I eat a lot of Jell-O. Fruit Jell-O.

England is a profoundly bizarre place that has produced thousands of bands the world has worshipped.

The budget acknowledges the importance of maintaining our ports and waterways to encourage commercial deep-draft navigation and economic competitiveness.

I can reach the mass audience if I come from different perspectives on every song.

Objects let you tell a narrative that encompasses everybody. Texts don't.

This world's not going to change unless we're willing to change ourselves.

An author is a person who can never take innocent pleasure in visiting a bookstore again.

I did a lot of theater when I was in high school and college. I also did stand-up in college, so it was always part of what I did.