Being able to "go beyond the information" given to "figure things out" is one of the few untarnishable joys of life.

In the perception of the incongruous stimuli, the recognition process is temporarily thwarted and exhibits characteristics which are generally not observable in the recognition of more conventional stimuli.

The essence of creativity is figuring out how to use what you already know in order to go beyond what you already think.

The main characteristic of play - whether of child or adult - is not it content but its mode. Play is an approach to action, not a form of activity.

The young child approaching a new subject or anew problem is like the scientist operating at the edge of his chosen field.

Passion, like discriminating taste, grows on its use. You more likely act yourself into feeling than feel yourself into action.

Organizing facts in terms of principles and ideas from which they may be inferred is the only known way of reducing the quick rate of loss of human memory.