Very many people go through their whole lives having no real sense of what their talents may be, or if they have any to speak of.

Creativity is as important as literacy and numeracy, and I actually think people understand that creativity is important - they just don't understand what it is.

Research indicates that, as long as we keep using our brains in an active way, we continue to build neural pathways as we get older. This gives us not only the ongoing potential for creative thought, but also an additional incentive for continuing to stretch ourselves.

If all you had was academic ability, you wouldn't have been able to get out of bed this morning. In fact, there wouldn't have been a bad to get out of. No one could have made one. You could have written about possibility of one, but not have constructed it.

Creativity is a process more often than it is an event.

Everyday, everywhere our children spread their dreams beneath our feet and we should tread softly.

What you do for yourself dies with you when you leave this world, what you do for others lives on forever.