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

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.

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

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.

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

Losing their names, these things underwent a process of uncreation.

Small government is beautiful

Don't make unimportant things important

I like to sleep about four or five really solid hours at night, and then sometimes take a nap in the afternoon or early evening after dinner. I love naps.

Your ability to communicate to your young people will determine your success.

A great painting is a great painting.

If we can't quantify and communicate our value with confidence, the achievements of the tremendous women before us will have all been for nothing.

I have wonderful band mates that make music that I'm forced to listen to for hours on end until I come up with verses, and that in itself is an inspiration - they're awesome.

Twitter, Facebook and YouTube have to respect the Turkish Republic's laws

A simple leather jacket... has gotten me through cocktail parties in New York and cold nights in Afghanistan.