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.

Human intelligence is richer and more dynamic than we have been led to believe by formal academic education.

It is often said that education and training are the keys to the future. They are, but a key can be turned in two directions. Turn it one way and you lock resources away, even from those they belong to. Turn it the other way and you release resources and give people back to themselves. To realize our true creative potential-in our organizations, in our schools and in our communities-we need to think differently about ourselves and to act differently towards each other. We must learn to be creative.

It is difficult to feel accomplished when you're not accomplishing something that matters to you. Doing something 'for your own good' is rarely for your own good if it causes you to be less than who you really are.

Teaching for creativity aims to encourage self-confidence, independence of mind, and the capacity to think for oneself.

Imagination is the source of every form of human achievement. And it's the one thing that I believe we are systematically jeopardizing in the way we educate our children and ourselves.

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.