When I act tough they listen politely till the spasm passes. They know.

There's nothing sillier in the world than a teacher telling you don't do it after you already did it.

To enter a room is to move from one environment to another and that, for the teenager, can be traumatic. There be dragons, daily horrors from acne to zit.

I am teaching. Storytelling is teaching.

You can't teach in a vacuum. A good teacher relates the material to real life. You understand that, don't you?

Teaching is bringing the news.

Nobody ever told them they had a right to an opinion.

They said her duck recipe and the Chinese music were so dramatic everything else sounded anemic.

Unfinishedness avoids the stupidity of conclusions

Leaving [from EU] will allow us to return real democratic control to important areas of national life; from international trade, the right to work and live in Britain to business regulation.

The thing about being an artist today is you get to develop right in front of people's eyes before you even put out an album.

"Influence" is itself influenced, coming from an Italian word for the outbreak of a disease (influenza, outbreak). Influence is that which flows across - permeates - the boundaries of the self.

All true art must help the soul to realize its inner self.

Exploration of space is worth it because humans need to explore. Knowledge is always good, and it's a really cool thing to see.

Character is one of most precious parts of you. You can't get involved in things that will damage your character.

I should get a dog. I would get a rescue dog. I like mutts; I don't care. I would probably get a three-legged dog no one else would want.

Who shall make me perfect? I am perfect already.

Any person claiming to be a baseball fan who does not also claim to have invented the quickest, simplest and most complete method of keeping score probably is a fraud.