"Man is a creature who makes pictures of himself, and then comes to resemble the picture."

Iris Murdoch (as quoted by Simon Leys in NYRB)

"The work will wait while you show the child the rainbow, but the rainbow won't wait while you finish the work."

-- Pat Clifford

"Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil; our great hope lies in developing what is good. "

-- Calvin Coolidge

"If you can give your child only one gift, let it be enthusiasm."

(Bruce Barton)

"Children need models rather than critics."

-- Joseph Joubert (1754-1824) French Philosopher