The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated read more

The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life.

I am very pleased that Governor Perry and his Commissioner of Education firmly believe that more education dollars should be read more

I am very pleased that Governor Perry and his Commissioner of Education firmly believe that more education dollars should be spent in the classroom, ... It is a travesty that hundreds of thousands of dollars were previously spent on nonacademic expenses such as lobbyists and seminars, rather than in our children's classrooms.

I know that they like to run. They play a similar game to us, defense first, so it should be read more

I know that they like to run. They play a similar game to us, defense first, so it should be an interesting game.

She also won the gold medal in the Super Quiz and essay components. I've done essay judging since I began read more

She also won the gold medal in the Super Quiz and essay components. I've done essay judging since I began serving as coordinator in 2000, and Emma's essay was one of the best I've seen.

Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, ''Make me feel read more

Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, ''Make me feel important.'' Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in life.

Everybody has a family member or knows somebody who's been locked up, who's been murdered.

Everybody has a family member or knows somebody who's been locked up, who's been murdered.

Good grammar develops over time, so relax and put down the red pen. Kids need to make mistakes in writing read more

Good grammar develops over time, so relax and put down the red pen. Kids need to make mistakes in writing to move toward correctness. They freeze up if they think you'll pounce on every error. You want your daughters to keep writing, since this is the best way for them to develop strong usage skills.

It was a big relief for me. Our team needs to make a push and I think with both of read more

It was a big relief for me. Our team needs to make a push and I think with both of us being healthy on the court at the same time, we can do that.

It's not going to be easy, but I think things were encouraging. It's better than what it was last Sunday, read more

It's not going to be easy, but I think things were encouraging. It's better than what it was last Sunday, by far.