"I like rhythmic things that butt up against each other in a cool kind of way."

"I think if you exercise, your state of mind - my state of mind - is usually more at ease, ready for more mental challenges. Once I get the physical stuff out of the way it always seems like I have more calmness and better self-esteem."

"A lot of fun stuff happens when you go out on a bike compared to when you're in a car. You're more in the environment. It's enjoyable. Even when It's raining It's still fun."

"And I remember as a second or third grader having some autonomy to go to the store if I felt like it, walk home, take my time, kick the can. We were on our own schedule after school, so that was cool."

"Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism."

"In the government schools, which are referred to as public schools, Indian policy has been instituted there, and its a policy where they do not encourage, in fact, discourage, critical thinking and the creation of ideas and public education."

"Experience is the stern teacher that gives the examination before the lesson. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The office of the public teacher is an unenviable and thankless one."