We need to focus on the kind of human beings we want to have and the kind of society in which we want to live.

Anything that is worth teaching can be presented in many different ways. These multiple ways can make use of our multiple intelligences.

It's not how smart you are that matters, what really counts is how you are smart.

You learn at your best when you have something you care about and can get pleasure in being engaged in.

The Goal of Education is to Help People Use Their Minds Better

If you are not prepared to resign or be fired for what you believe in, then you are not a worker, let alone a professional. You are a slave.

Intelligence is the ability to find and solve problems and create products of value in one's own culture.

Kids make their mark in life by doing what they can do, not what they can't... School is important, but life is more important. Being happy is using your skills productively, no matter what they are.

All human beings have all of the intelligences. But we differ, for both genetic and experiential reasons, in our profile of intelligences at any moment.

Teachers must be encouraged - I almost said 'freed', to pursue an education that strives for depth of understanding.

Stories are the single most powerful tool in a leader's toolkit.

One never sees Paris for the first time

It is a lifetime effort to come to grips with being an artistic person.

What an immense power over life is the power of possessing distinct aims.

Hast thou fallen? Do not groan and lament: rather be thankful for the opportunity given thee to rise once more.

Perfectionists are their own devils.

It's a real skill to be able to publicise yourself.

You see, there really is no separation between you and everyone else.

Some folks think life and technology and mind can keep expanding forever. Others say it can't. We are still not clear on that.

Remember how Margaret Thatcher came to believe that abroad was more important than at home? Didn't do her much good.

Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do.