“The educator must above all understand how to wait; to reckon all effects in the light of the future, not of the present.”

“The simplest formula for the new conception of morality, which is beginning to be opposed to the moral dogma still esteemed by all...”

“For thousands of years, poetry has been picturing love as a mysterious and tragic power. But when anyone says the same thing in pl...”

“Education must be based on the certainty that faults cannot be atoned for or blotted out, but must always have their consequences....”

“Education can give you a skill, but a liberal education can give you dignity.”

“At present, the most effective way of preventing war would be for statesmen to direct politics so as to support a sound nationalis...”

“Most creative work is a process of people passing ideas and inspirations from the past into the future and adding their own creati...”

“This ought to be a season for cooperation in terms of pushing our economy forward, job creation, steadying the middle class, and l...”

“The fact is that all writers create their precursors. Their work modifies our conception of the past, just as it is bound to modif...”

“For the sake of future generations, we must continue to work together to realise a world without nuclear weapons.”

“I always read about these stories of entrepreneurs - it's like they're in the desert with no water, and they're the ones that surv...”

“We are being tough in saying it is a duty on the unemployed in future not only to be available for work - and not to shirk work -...”