All earlier pluralist societies destroyed themselves because no one took care of the common good. They abounded in communities but could not sustain community, let alone create it.

All companies are service companies; some also manufacture products.

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

Important decisions are risky. They should be controversial. Acclamation means that nobody has done the homework.

The computer, being a mechanical moron, can handle only quantifiable data.

Successful careers are not planned. They develop when people are prepared for opportunities because they know their strengths, their method of work, and their values. Knowing where one belongs can transform an ordinary person - hardworking and competent but otherwise mediocre - into an outstanding performer.

Conductors do not know how the oboe does its work, but they know what the oboe should contribute.