“As yesterday's positive report card shows, childrens do learn when standards are high and results are measured. —New York, Sept. 26, 2007”

“It's very impossible to live by yesterday's standards and expect extraordinary results today. Live life with passion!”

“My advice for aspiring writers is go to New York. And if you can’t go to New York, go to the place that represents New York to you, where the standards for writing are high, there are other people who share your dreams, and where you can talk, talk, talk about your interests. Writing books begins in talking about it, like most human projects, and in being close to those who have already done what you propose to do.”

“The most wonderful street in the universe is Broadway. It is a world within itself. High and low, rich and poor, pass along at a rate peculiar to New York, and positively bewildering to a stranger.”

“. . .standards are for: They establish what children should know, not how they are taught or measured.”

“Aspire to high standards, expect strong results, offer self praise, and stack your confidence.”