Strong professional communities risk and sometimes relish conflict.

One or two bad teachers is a problem with the teachers. A school with many bad teachers is a problem of leadership.

There is no algorithm for creativity.

The quality & morale of teachers is absolutely central to the well being of students and their learning.

We need standards with flexibility, not standardization with force if we are to get the best from our teachers.

High performing organizations have cultures of creativity and risk. They encourage workers to innovate and play.

Teachers create and transform energy. They are the dynamos of educational change.

It's important to be innovative when times are prosperous. It's essential to be innovative when they are not.

Standardized personalization=universal right to meaningful learning. Personalized standardization=flexible access to mandated learning.

The bags that teachers carry home symbolize their guilt about the endless care they have to give.

We must never return to the Julie Andrews curriculum where we teach "a few of my favorite things"!

Flying in space is a privilege, whether it's the first time or the fourth time.

What has the women's movement learned from Geraldine Ferraro's candidacy for vice president? Never get married.

Employers, like most people, tend to trust their intuitions. But when employers decide whom to hire, they trust those intuitions far more than they should.

The man that blushes is not quite a brute.

It's a simple idea: We all do better when we work together and invest in our future.

A world without love is a deadly place.

You are embarking on the greatest adventure of your life - to improve your self-image, to create more meaning in your life and in the lives of others. This is your responsibility.

I go on a lot of hikes. I read a lot. I play piano.

There is no such thing as time management; there is only self-management.

If you have two friends in your lifetime, you're lucky. If you have one good friend, you're more than lucky