"The instruction of children should aim gradually..." - Quote by Immanuel Kant

“It is by his activities and not by enjoyment that man feels he is alive. In idleness we not only feel that life is fleeting, but we also feel lifeless.”

“All perception is colored by emotion.”

“To be is to do.”

“Without willing it, I had gone from being ignorant of being ignorant to being aware of being aware. And the worst part of my awareness was that I didn't know what I was aware of. I knew I knew very little, but I was certain that the things I had yet to learn wouldn't be taught to me at George Washington High School.”

“Never regard study as a duty, but as the enviable opportunity to learn”

“One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions.”

“I think kids are natural actors. You watch most kids; if they don't have a toy, they'll pick up a stick and make a toy out of it. Kids will daydream all the time.”

“Some mothers need happy children; others need unhappy ones-otherwise they cannot prove their maternal virtues.”

“Your kids grow up. I think they more than anything are making me feel as if, you know, you want to squeeze everything you got every single day out of this thing. Because it passes quick.”