The essence of intelligence would seem to be in knowing when to think and act quickly, and knowing when to think and act slowly.

Passion is the quickest to develop, and the quickest to fade. Intimacy develops more slowly, and commitment more gradually still.

If you're not adapting to the very rapidly changing environment, if you can't think creatively, you lose big in this society because there are very few jobs for you left.

There is no recipe to be a great teacher, that's what is unique about them.

And in order to succeed in later life, you need creative skills because look at how fast the world is changing.

Success in life does not necessarily originate with academic success.

I've taught statistics, math courses and what I've found is that often if you teach them algebraically the formulas, you'll have one group of kids doing well.

You can quickly go from having passion and love to passion and hate when an act of betrayal happens.

So, for example, if a child is labeled as having a learning disability, it has very concrete consequences for the kinds of services and potentially accommodations that child will get.

There was already a famous Sternberg in psychology and it was obvious there would not be another.

But in any case, I did poorly on the tests and so, in the first three years of school, I had teachers who thought I was stupid and when people think you're stupid, they have low expectations for you.

If you only have one world, one life, then however brilliant it is most of the time, you have nowhere to run when you need to escape from it for a while.

To meditate, only you must smile. Smile with face, smile with mind, and good energy will come to you and clean away dirty energy.

-I'm stubborn not stupid. There's a fine line between the two. Stupid people think they're right when they're wrong. Stubborn people know they're wrong but won't admit it.

A fool or idiot is one who expects things to happen that never can happen.

I can't imagine why you're so interested." He shook his head. "Interested? We're talking about you. I'm fascinated.

For all that has been, Thank you. For all that is to come, Yes!

Bad men do what good men only dream.

Every few generations there are people who come along that change the way we look at the world, for musical enthusiasts Monk is one of these individuals.

You would make a great teacher. (Grace) Commander to teacher. Why not call me Cato the Elder, and really insult me while you’re at it? (Julian)

The most important thing in illness is never to lose heart.