When Honor's sun declines, and Wealth takes wings, Then Learning shines, the best of precious things.

Learn avidly. Question repeatedly what you have learned. Analyze it carefully. Then put what you have learned into practice intelligently.

Wisdom is essential for successbut failure is the source of wisdom.

It is better to have a warm than cold heart.

Satire is the antidote to Pollyanna and Dr. Pangloss. It focuses our gaze sharply upon the the contrast between things as they are and as they should be.

No gossip ever dies away entirely if many people voice it: it too is a kind of divinity.

The only thing that saves us from bureaucracy is its inefficiency.

Women spend their lives trying to look good for men. So a woman who feels she's sending the right visual signals is pleased with herself.

The star thing, the celebrity thing, is new to me.

I was always drawn to tough girls. I liked that domineering thing.

What if we were to take seriously the possibility that our students have a rich and authoritative inner life and tried to nourish it rather than negate it?

Competitive strategy is about being different. It means deliberately choosing a different set of activities to deliver a unique mix of value.