Teaching is the rare profession where the customer isn't always right and needs to be told so appropriately.

The artist needs to understand the truth that lies at the bottom of an enigma.

Too little confidence, and you're unable to act; too much confidence, and you're unable to hear.

Communication in every which way is everything for the leader.

Amidst all the attention given to the sciences as to how they can lead to the cure of all diseases and daily problems of mankind, I believe that the biggest breakthrough will be the realization that the arts, which are considered "useless," will be recognized as the whole reason why we ever try to live longer or live more prosperously. The arts are the science of enjoying life.

In the '70s and '80s there was an attempt in K-12 to teach science through art or art through science. The challenge today is how do you build the ethos of art and design into the academy of science.

All artists yearn to struggle, when they struggle they know they're alive.