N.H. Kleinbaum

“I stand on my desk to remind myself that we must constantly force ourselves to look at things differently.

“If you’re sure about something,” he said as they slowly returned to their seats, “force yourself to think about it another way, even if you know it’s wrong or silly. When you read, don’t consider only what the author thinks, but take time to consider what you think.

“You must strive to find your own voice, boys, and the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all.

What it demonstrates is how difficult it is for any of us to listen to our own voice or maintain our own beliefs in the presence of others.

Lads, there is a great need in all of us to be accepted, but you must trust what is unique or different about yourself, even if it is odd or unpopular.

ver heard of him. Sorry.”

“Say, Steve,”

jumped dramatically onto his desk and turned to face the class. “‘O Captain! My Captain!’” he recited energetically, then looked around the room.

He jumped dramatically onto his desk and turned to face the class. “‘O Captain! My Captain!’” he recited energetically, then looked around the room.

“Seize the day. Make your lives extraordinary.”

“I say—drivel! One reads poetry because he is a member of the human race, and the human race is filled with passion! Medicine, law, banking—these are necessary to sustain life. But poetry, romance, love, beauty? These are what we stay alive for!