Character is incredibly jagged, and incredibly contextualized, even to the point where I still feel uncomfortable thinking about it.

We need to develop people rather than process them.

It's fine to pretend that people are one-dimensional, like in body size; the problem comes when you forget that you are just pretending.

Right now, for instance, we resist giving people extra time on exams or for assignments, as though it's unfair to the faster students.

Education and the workforce: I think these two things go together in terms of human potential.

Our biggest project is actually more in the social sciences, where we are studying mastery - how people get good at things - only we do it from an individuality perspective.

Talent - really, everyone agrees, it's multidimensional, and often overlooked in standard assessments. That's not hard for people to accept.

The whole idea of timing tests is a century old, from a scientist who thought speed and ability were tightly correlated, which they are not.

I care deeply about opportunity and fairness, because I grew up really poor.

Behavior isn't something someone "has." Rather, it emerges from the interaction of a person's biology, past experiences, and immediate context.

Life is a series of events and sensations. Everything else is interpretation. Much is lost in translation and added in assumption / projection

Everybody’s scared, but if you don’t let your fears stop you, that’s bravery.

No level raised without reading, is like a body trying to live without breathing.

The Function of Leadership is to produce more Leaders, Not more Followers.

As an author, you can't expect a movie to be an illustration of the book. If that's what you hope for, you shouldn't sell the rights.

Anxiety is our agitated soul scrambling for control.

I see in [George H. W.] Bush a striving to be Reagan-like in the sense of having a big vision, and eschewing small details.

Paralympics... fascinating because just watching anyone with a major disability trying to do everyday chores is fun to watch.

This nation was founded by rebels and revolutionaries, and its flags were carried across the battlefields by people who were very, very against the status quo and who questioned and criticized.

You need to be able to express your resentment and sense of loss in a way that doesn't damage your partner.