"The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one." ― Malcolm Forbes Topic(s): Respect Tags: education, purpose More From Malcolm Forbes "When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always get worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad they have to get better." "When you cease to dream you cease to live." "It is all one to me if a man comes from Sing Sing Prison or Harvard. We hire a man, not his history." More In Respect "I’ve got a collection of songs that I’ve had, I keep adding to and they’re all great American composers. I wanted to showcase American composers and I’ve done that on a lot of my records and played things by American composers that I really respect."― Charlie Haden "I just wanna give a big shout out to all the fans out there who have followed my work up until now. You guys are amazing!! Hearing from fans is the best feeling in the world."― Lindsey Shaw "Nature reserves the right to inflict upon her children the most terrifying jests."― Thornton Wilder