Teachers must be encouraged - I almost said 'freed', to pursue an education that strives for depth of understanding.

No academic ever expects to be taken seriously by more than three other people, because really, we write for three people in our field.

Creativity begins with an affinity for something. It's like falling in love.

Fundamentalism is a kind of decision not to change your mind about something...Many of us are fundamentalists...because it worked pretty well for us.

We need to focus on the kind of human beings we want to have and the kind of society in which we want to live.

It's not how smart you are that matters, what really counts is how you are smart.

When a child is thriving, there is no reason to spend time assessing intelligences. But when a child is NOT thriving - in school or at home - that is the time to apply the lens of multiple intelligences and see whether one can find ways to help the child thrive in different environments.