Haim Ginott

Each of us carries within himself a collection of instant insults.

If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others.

Teachers are expected to reach unattainable goals with inadequate tools. The miracle is that at times they accomplish this impossible task.

I'm thankful I don't have parents that I feel I need to get their attention. They've always been there for me.

I feel sorry for generations of Labour voters and supporters who must look and wonder what on earth has gone wrong and what Labour is for.

I don't want to get into autobiographies; I don't want to talk about myself.