You can't see other people's point of view when you have only one language.

Language is not a genetic gift, it is a social gift. Learning a new language is becoming a member of the club -the community of speakers of that language.

The best teachers are the best storytellers.

The teachers who get "burned out" are not the ones who are constantly learning, which can be exhilarating, but those who feel they must stay in control and ahead of the students at all times.

Learning is never aversive - usually we are not aware of it at all. It is failure to learn that is frustrating and boring, and so is having to attend to nonsensical activities.

You can't see other's point of view when you have only one language.

The most important thing is this: to sacrifice what you are now for what you can become tomorrow.

Education enlightens you to see the beauty of life.

Sometimes in life you have to make difficult choices. The best time to make those choices is before you're confronted with them.

He breathed in hard. The stench of blood filled his lungs. Only now, for the first time, could he truly appreciate it.

The great design of Jesus' descent into hell is to rousepeople out of their deep sleep, to deliver them from sin and death.

Every single one of us can do things that no one else can do can love things that no one else can love . . . We are like violins. We can be used for doorstops or we can make music.

Thirty-three-years-old, still creating art. It's rage, it's creativity, it's pain, it's hurt, but it's the opportunity to still have my voice get out there through music.

Moments are history. If you have enough of them, they become a story.

I've seen people who stink, but the film editor shows them just where they didn't stink. But if you're empty and manipulative on stage, it's clear.

Worrying is the most natural and spontaneous of all human functions.