As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less pleased with an old man that has something of the youth. He that follows this rule may be old in body, but can never be so in mind.

Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something which you have blundered.

Sweet is the memory of past troubles.

We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and men are members.

I read 'the Hobbit' at the age when you're supposed to read it. I didn't read 'The Lord Of The Rings.' My father, who was an English teacher, advised me that once I had read 'the Hobbit,' that would be enough. I could then move on to Dostoyevsky.

Real Texans want their kids to have the best education possible, not the one politicians looking to brag about budget cuts have left us with.

My father made sure that I had lots of levels of education - from ballroom-dancing to painting, commando training, theatre and magic.

Crippling student loan debt doesn't just affect those who took out loans to get an education. It harms all of us because we can't have a healthy economy without a strong middle class to stimulate it.