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.

I believe this passionately: that we don't grow into creativity, we grow out of it. Or rather, we get educated out if it.

All of our existing ideas have creative possibilities.

You don’t think of Shakespeare being a child, do you? Shakespeare being seven? He was seven at some point. He was in somebody’s English class, wasn’t he? How annoying would that be?

You cannot predict the outcome of human development. All you can do is like a farmer create the conditions under which it will begin to flourish.

Sometimes getting away from school is the best thing that can happen to a great mind.

The arts, sciences, humanities, physical education, languages and maths all have equal and central contributions to make to a student's education.