The ultimate resource in economic development is people. It is people, not capital or raw materials that develop an economy.

When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course.

The most valuable assets of a 20th-century company were its production equipment. The most valuable assets of a 21st-century institution, whether business or nonbusiness, will be its knowledge, workers, and their productivity.

The key to greatness is to look for people's potential and spend time developing it.

There is no perfect strategic decision. One always has to pay a price. One always has to balance conflicting objectives, conflicting opinions, and conflicting priorities. The best strategic decision is only an approximation - and a risk.

Schools will change more in the next 30 years than they have since the invention of the printed book.

An organization which just perpetuates today's level of vision, excellence, and accomplishment has lost the capacity to adapt.