Human communities depend upon a diversity of talent not a singular conception of ability. and at the heart of the challenge is to reconstitute our sense of ability and intelligence

Being wrong doesn't mean being creative - but if you aren't afraid of being wrong, you can't be creative.

My contention is, all kids have tremendous talents. And we squander them, pretty ruthlessly.

Typically [professors] live in their heads. … They look upon their body as a form of transport for their heads. It’s a way of getting their head to meetings.

If you are considering earning your living from your Element, it's important to bear in mind that you not only have to love what you do; you should also enjoy the culture and the tribes that go with it.

Transforming education is not easy but the price of failure is more than we can afford, while the benefits of success are more than we can imagine.

Being creative is at the heart of being human and of all cultural progress.