"Children who plan their own schedules and evaluate their own work build up their brains and learn to take more responsibility."

"Knowing more about family history is the single biggest predictor of a child's emotional well-being. Grandparents can play a special role in this process, too."

"The older I get, the more I realize that religion is not going to be easily marginalized by one of its wannabe successors - science, capitalism, consumerism."

"I definitely subscribe to the idea that 9/11, to use an overused phrase, was a wake-up call. There was a year-long national teach-in on Islam - everyone read books and suddenly talked about Islam, and that was very productive. But there's no doubt that moment has passed."

"An hour spent in deep contemplation is worth a year of unguided wandering. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"May it not be that, just as we have to have faith in Him, God has to have faith in us and, considering the history of the human race so far, may it not be that 'faith' is even more difficult for Him than it is for us?"

"Keep all special thoughts and memories for lifetimes to come. Share these keepsakes with others to inspire hope and build from the past, which can bridge to the future."

"There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because I thought golf would be too slow for me, and I was too scared to swim."