"I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to me to be built up on the supposition that every child is a kind of idiot who must be taught to think."

"I have thought about it a great deal, and the more I think, the more certain I am that obedience is the gateway through which knowledge, yes, and love, too, enter the mind of the child."

"My heart is singing for joy this morning! A miracle has happened! The light of understanding has shone upon my little pupil's mind, and behold, all things are changed!"

"Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction."

"I was very sad to hear of the death of Ronnie Barker, who was such a warm, friendly and encouraging presence to have when I started in television. He was also a great comic actor to learn from."

"I was at the Olympic Games winning medals and I still doubted my image. I doubted what I looked like. That's sad."

"It's sad that the most glorious of sexual experiences can make us feel guilty, ashamed, embarrassed, and abnormal."

"First, accept sadness. Realize that without losing, winning isn't so great."