Teaching is a creative profession, not a delivery system. Great teachers do [pass on information], but what great teachers also do is mentor, stimulate, provoke, engage.

Most people didn't pursue their passions simply because of the promise of a paycheck. They pursued them because they couldn't imagine doing anything else with their lives.

If you're doing something you love, an hour feels like five minutes. If you're doing something that doesn't resonate with your spirit, five minutes feels like an hour.

There isn’t an education system on the planet that teaches dance everyday to children the way we teach them mathematics. Why?

All children start their school careers with sparkling imaginations, fertile minds, and a willingness to take risks with what they think.

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.

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.