I can, therefore I am.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Only the educated are free.
Never complain and never explain.
You never know what motivates you.
Always desire to learn something useful.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
An important aspect of the current situation is the strong social reaction against suggestions that the home language of African American children be used in the first steps of learning to read and write.