There is only one justification for universities, as distinguished from trade schools. They must be centers of criticism.

The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.

The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.

It must be remembered that the purpose of education is not to fill the minds of students with facts... it is to teach them to think.

We can put television in its proper light by supposing that Gutenberg's great invention had been directed at printing only comic books.

Football, fraternities and fun have no place in the university. They were introduced only to entertain those who shouldn't be in the university.

This is a do-it-yourself test for paranoia: you know you've got it when you can't think of anything that's your fault.

The best education for the best is the best education for all.

A civilization in which there is not a continuous controversy about important issues is on the way to totalitarianism and death

College football: I do not see the relationship of those highly industrialized affairs on Saturday afternoons to higher learning in America.

For those who are going to learn from books, learning the art of reading would seem to be indispensable.

You can’t possibly be afraid of trees.

It is easy to be average. It takes no endeavor at all to be like everybody else.

You don't ever want to go out there and not be the best. You want to be the best cop that you can. Be the best writer you can be. Everybody has their goals. Everybody has their dreams.

I have absolutely no musical talent of my own!

In this world Hate never yet dispelled hate. Only love dispels hate. This is the law, Ancient and inexhaustible.

When hands are joined, no one can point fingers.

I look at life like a big book and sometimes you get half way through it and go 'Even though I've been enjoying it, I've had enough. Give us another book.'

No one has developed active tuberculosis.

I like to read in the dark. I like to go into the bathtub, turn out all the lights, and in the dark, read my books.

Precious moments are small elements of time, we show and share love and kindness, with those we care about.