On being: Arrogance is not the prerogative of the gifted.

When the purge of teacher individualism is unrestrained, eccentricity, initiative and individuality become the casualties.

Time is the enemy of freedom.

The Common Curriculum can easily become the karaoke curriculum, where everyone just follows the bouncing ball of the script.

Sustainable leadership does not compromise the future by expanding and accelerating too quickly in the present.

Mentors turn into tormentors if they believe they are always right.

If we're all on the same page, no one's reading the whole book.