Creativity now is as important in education as literacy, and we should treat it with the same status.

Too many people never connect with their true talents and therefore don't know what they are capable of achieving.

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

The combination of creative energies and the need to perform at the highest level to keep up with peers leads to an otherwise unattainable commitment to excellence.

In a world where lifelong employment in the same job is a thing of the past, creativity is not a luxury. It is essential for personal security and fulfillment.

The real role of leadership in education ... is not and should not be command and control. The real role of leadership is climate control, creating a climate of possibility.

Our task is to educate their (our students) whole being so they can face the future. We may not see the future, but they will and our job is to help them make something of it.