The child is essentially alien to this society of men and might express his position in the words of the Gospel: My kingdom is not of this world

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.

Everything changes your life.

Make me immortal with a kiss.

While I am busy with little things I am not required to do greater things.

If you are the person who gets the lion's share of attention in good times, guess what: you get the lion's share of attention in bad times.

It's a long day's drive any way you look at it. With a man who has taken your sins - real and imagined - and stitched them onto the sackcloth of his own soul, it is endless.

You need a good support system when you're trying to make positive lifestyle changes. If everyone is eating burgers and fries while you're having fish and salad, it's easy to lose your willpower.

The legend of the best player of chess has been destroyed.

Perseverance is a positive, active characteristic. It is not idly, passively waiting and hoping for some good thing to happen.

The agitator seizes the word. The artist is seized by it.

I criticize my own work pretty harshly.