If you don't let a teacher know what level you are -- by asking a question, or revealing your ignorance -- you will not learn or grow

The role of the leader is to foster mutual respect and build a complementary team where each strength is made productive and each weakness irrelevant.

Sometimes poor behavior is simply bad execution of good intent.

When I started teaching I realized that I had never had such a level of satisfaction and such a feeling of fulfillment and sense of contribution. Just like that. But, usually it's more cumulative, slow, evolutionary and less revolutionary.

Synergy is everywhere in nature. If you plant two plants close together, the roots commingle and improve the quality of the soil so that both plants will grow better than if they were separated. If you put two pieces of wood together, they will hold much more than the total weight held by each separately. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. One plus one equals three or more.

Principles are the basis for developing a vision and value system for all.

It's a fact that more people watch television and get their information that way than read books. I find new technology and new ways of communication very exciting and would like to do more in this field.