Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.

Students are extraordinary teachers. They speak. They constantly tell us how our expectations, objectives, curriculums, and instructional strategies affect them. We need to look to our students to tell us why learning takes place

Anthony Gregorc, Interview (1998

Penny knew also she loved the country for its beauty. Cities could be magnificent, astounding, fantastic, but they were not consistently beautiful and simple. Penny liked uncomplicated beauty.

Dorothy Deming

The problems that exist in the world today cannot be solved by the level of thinking that created them.

Albert Einstein

Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.

Elizabeth Bowen

The truth knocks on the door and you say, go away, I'm looking for the truth, and it goes away. Puzzling.

Robert M. Pirsig

Standing for truth is everything. Truth is power. Don't ever forget that.

Terry Goodkind

The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.

Elbert Hubbard

Workshops and seminars are basically financial speed dating for clueless people.

Doug Coupland

My heart is yours to Fill or Burst.. To Break or Bury.. Or wear as Jewelry.. Whichever you prefer.

Dashboard Confessional

In regard to this Great Book, I have but to say, it is the best gift God has given to man. All the good the Saviour gave to the world was communicated through this book.

Abraham Lincoln

Our criminal justice system is fallible. We know it, even though we don't like to admit it. It is fallible despite the best efforts of most within it to do justice. And this fallibility is, at the end of the day, the most compelling, persuasive, and winning argument against a death penalty.

Eliot Spitzer

Most people when they come to you for advice, come to have their own opinions strengthened, not corrected.

Josh Billings