It is common for those that are farthest from God, to boast themselves most of their being near to the Church.

Better late than never.

It is good for us to keep some account of our prayers, that we may not unsay them in our practice.

Here is bread, which strengthens man's heart, and therefore is called the staff of Life.

I've had students at Yale: my main task with them in drama school was not helping them with their writing but showing them how valuable they were. Because they're ready to give it up and go into teaching or television.

Standardized testing is at cross purposes with many of the most important purposes of public education. It doesn't measure big-picture learning, critical thinking, perseverance, problem solving, creativity or curiosity, yet those are the qualities great teaching brings out in a student.

I had a classic gym teacher in junior high who wore a weightlifter's belt all the time.

Being raised in a developing country opened my eyes to so much I cannot tolerate. In Colombia, education is sometimes considered a luxury, not a human right. And it's not a priority in the agendas of many leaders.