I think there is a danger with young people of being dependent in the sense that they don't acquire any identity or self-image of themselves as thinkers.

Mock the devil, and he will flee from thee.

To develop thinking as a skill, it should be deliberate, focused, confident, and enjoyable.

Effectiveness without values is a tool without a purpose.

The winner is the chef who takes the same ingredients as everyone else and produces the best results.

Everywhere I go, I see very much the same thing. I see the same compassion for people who live half a world away. I see the same concern about events beyond these borders. And, increasingly, I see the same conviction that we can and we must join together to stop the scourge of AIDS and poverty.

Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone.