“Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.” — John W. Gardner

It's a staggering transition for high school students that found they could study five hours a week and make As and Bs.

The hallmark of our age is the tension between aspirations and sluggish institutions.

Our problem is not to find better values but to be faithful to those we profess.

The cynic says, 'One man can't do anything.' I say, 'Only one man can do anything.'