John W. Gardner

History never looks like history when you are living through it. It always looks confusing and messy and it always feels uncomfortable.

One of the reasons mature people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure.

John Milton called his school Christ College 'a stony-hearted stepmother'. The ultimate goal of the educational system is to shift to the individual the burden of pursuing his education.

Art gropes it stalks like a hunter lost in the woods listening to itself and to everything around it unsure of itself waiting to pounce.

It is not easy to be crafty and winsome at the same time, and few accomplish it after the age of six.

The world loves talent but pays off on character.