The difficult child is the child who is unhappy. He is at war with himself; and in consequence, he is at war with the world.

Free children are not easily influenced; the absence of fear accounts for this phenomenon. Indeed, the absence of fear is the finest thing that can happen to a child.

The function of the child is to live his own life - not the life that his anxious parents think he should live.

When my first wife & I began the school, we had one main idea: to make the school fit the child - instead of making the child fit the school.

Love and hate are not opposites. The opposite of love is indifference.

There is never a problem child; there is only a problem parent

I answered that one learns to live, not by hearing of other lives, but by living; for words are infinitely less important than acts.

Take from others what you want, but never be a disciple of anyone.

I never once went to a prostitute, maybe because so many enthusiastic amateurs were around.

It starts with a crush, it then may turn into love, and hopefully will end up as soulmates.

People say to me, 'Has being a woman helped or hindered your career?' And the answer is yes.

Some people think I enjoy debate. I don't. I wish everyone agreed with me; it would save a lot of time.

To be engaged in some small way in the revival of one of the great cities of the world is to live a meaningful existence by default.

I think that it's an arguable position, whether with Hamas and ISIS around, whether there should be a Palestinian state, but it's a defensible position, given the current circumstances.

I realized that I needed to know more about the business side of things. I don't like feeling uneducated about things, and feeling uneducated about my own business felt ridiculous.

We think very few people sensible, except those who are of our opinion.

You can't do BIG things when you think "little".

Many new years you may see, but happy ones you cannot see without deserving them. These virtue, honor, and knowledge alone can merit, alone can produce.

That's what life is: an open door to all that is possible. And that's a powerful thing.

The atheist, by merely being in touch with reality, appears shamefully out of touch with the fantasy life of his neighbors.