Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up.

It is only in his music, which Americans are able to admire because a protective sentimentality limits their understanding of it, that the Negro in America has been able to tell his story.

There is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the moment; the time is always now.

The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.

I was a very shy kid. In 8th grade, I had a teacher who got me into improv.

I wish it were true that every child had access to an education that helped them reach their full potential.

The history of American higher education over the twentieth century is an extraordinary one, the story of the creation of a powerhouse set of institutions that are the envy of the civilized world. Once they were the province, both among the student and faculty bodies, of children of privilege, generally WASPs.

There are essential elements for our public schools to fully develop the potential of both students and educators. They should be centers of community, where students, families and educators work together to support student success. They should foster collaboration.