"Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be wise... specialized competence and success are all that they can imagine"

"Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success"

"Success is a journey, not a destination"

"Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible"

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again"

"If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses"

"Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire"

"Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom"

"Nothing succeeds like success"

"Now we maintain that we cannot be afford to be concerned about 6 percent of the children in this country, black children, who you allow to come into white schools. We have 94 percent who still live in shacks. We are going to be concerned about those 94 percent"

"The wider the range of possibilities we offer children, the more intense will be their motivations and the richer their experiences"