“I am the wood frame, the bundle of ox hair, and the creative spark... my value unhangable.”

“I miss those times when I hadn't a clue.”

“Boredom looms over the liveliest lessons, seeking to destroy.”

“Courage and grace is a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is the bullring.”

“Good. Coffee is good for you. It's the caffeine in it. Caffeine, we are here. Caffeine puts a man on her horse and a woman in his grave.”

“In life, there are no mistakes, only lessons.”

“You have to know your own mind inside out before you can know the minds of others.”

“You may be to call up the entire encyclopedia, but a brain with no heart and no reasoning .. well, nothing is more meaningless.”

“Students view any teacher who does not bury them under work as some sort of mentally impaired kitten to be kicked aside.”

“It is said, in a fire, everyone runs away from it save for the fireman who run towards it. When dealing with students, be the fireman.”

“Openness is something any teacher strives to instill in his or her students.”