Reducing children to a test score is the worst form of identity theft we could commit in schools.

I find most meetings are a waste of time, because they are so ill-prepared and there's little opportunity for true synergy in producing better solutions than what anyone originally thought of. So I work hard to only attend those meetings that have strategic importance and miss all kinds of other seemingly urgent meetings.

Difference is the beginning of synergy.

When we pick up one end of the stick, we pick up the other.

A moment of choice is a moment of truth. It's the testing point of our character and competence.

Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.

Once you have a clear picture of your priorities - that is values, goals, and high leverage activities - organize around them.