Anne Sullivan

People seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success is achieved.

Every renaissance comes to the world with a cry, the cry of the human spirit to be free.

The processes of teaching the child that everything cannot be as he wills it are apt to be painful both to him and to his teacher.

They played Boston. They played at the Boston Tea Party and through an amazing chain of events I got to hang out with them backstage even though I was underage.

Why do we cling to bigotry? Because bigotry, plainly, is convenient. It is a near-effortless way to both elevate one's stature and make a pity grab in this culture of victims that we have become.

Lying, stealing, and cheating are commonplace.