Young children give us glimpses of some things that are eternal.

Racial segregation has come back to public education with a vengeance.

The greatest difference between now and 1964, when I began teaching, is that public policy has pretty much eradicated the dream of Martin Luther King.

You need massive recruitment to tell the poorest of the poor what is possible.

Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.

Separate and unequal didn't work 100 years ago. It will not work today.

The first goal and primary function of the U.S. public school is not to educate good people, but good citizens. It is the function which we call - in enemy nations - 'state indoctrination.'

False hope is worse than despair.

The cause of homelessness is lack of housing.

Apartheid education, rarely mentioned in the press or openly confronted even among once-progressive educators, is alive and well and rapidly increasing now in the United States.

The ones I pity are the ones who never stick out their neck for something they believe, never know the taste of moral struggle, and never have the thrill of victory.

On Wednesday, when the sky is blue, and I have nothing else to do, I sometimes wonder if it's true That who is what and what is who." - Winnie-the-Pooh

Nothing else in this world can renew our minds like the Bible.

I think for any relationship to be successful, there needs to be loving communication, appreciation, and understanding.

Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress the truth.

Film is incredibly democratic and accessible, it's probably the best option if you actually want to change the world, not just re-decorate it.

Civility is perhaps a quaint notion but civility in Parliament is something we should always strive to uphold.

I'm incapable of writing without social commentary. I like to think that it's integrated and not really heavy handedly didactic.

Everything passes. Joy. Pain. The moment of triumph; the sigh of despair. Nothing lasts forever - not even this.

If it doesn’t scare you, you’re probably not dreaming big enough.

Improvisation is not the expression of accident but rather of the accumulated yearnings, dreams and wisdom of our very soul.