My business is to teach my aspirations to confirm themselves to fact not to try and make facts harmonize with my aspirations.

My happiest memory of childhood was my first birthday in reform school. This teacher took an interest in me. In fact he gave me the first birthday presents I ever got: a box of Cracker Jacks and a can of ABC shoe polish.

Experience is the best teacher of all. And for that there are no guarantees that one will become an artist. Only the journey matters.

Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority not a self-control which enhances our self-respect.

A Harvard Medical School study has determined that rectal thermometers are still the best way to tell a baby's temperature. Plus it really teaches the baby who's boss.

The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself.

Your best teacher is your last mistake.

Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims to love him is to bring out the best in him to teach him to love what is difficult.

At best the family teaches the finest things human beings can learn from one another generosity and love. But it is also all too often where we learn nasty things like hate rage and shame.

The best way to obtain truth and wisdom is not to ask from books but to go to God in prayer and obtain divine teaching.