What we become as our lives evolve depends on the quality of our experiences here and now.

We live in worlds that we have forged and composed. It's much more true than any of the species that you see. I mean, it seems to me that one of the most distinctive features of human intelligence is the capacity to imagine, to project out of our own immediate circumstances and to bring to mind things that aren't present here and now.

Some dreams truly are 'impossible dreams.' However, many aren't. Knowing the difference is often one of the first steps to finding your element, because if you can see the chances of making a dream come true, you can also likely see the necessary next steps you need to take toward achieving it.

One of the enemies of creativity and innovation, especially in relation to our own development, is common sense.

There is no system in the world or any school in the country that is better than its teachers. Teachers are the lifeblood of the success of schools.

Being creative is at the heart of being human and of all cultural progress.

I believe our only hope for the future is to adopt a new conception of human ecology, one in which we start to reconstitute our concept of the richness in human capacity.