We are reluctant to let go of the belief that if I am to care for something I must control it.

We must act as if our institutions are ours to create, our learning is ours to define, our leadership we seek is ours to become.

If there is no transformation inside of us, all the structural change in the world will have no impact on our institutions.

Every parent's deepest wish is that their children are self sufficient, happy, and able to live a full life.

Dissent is the cousin of diversity; the respect for a wide range of beliefs. This begins by allowing people the space to say "no". If we cannot say "no" then our "yes" has no meaning. Each needs the chance to express their doubts and reservations, without having to justify them, or move quickly into problem solving. No is the beginning of the conversation for commitment.

...the artist treats intuition and nuance with respect and reminds us that a little madness resides in all of us. Artists give voice to feelings, to conflict, to the prism of human experience.

To be committed means you are willing to make a promise with no exception of return.