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.

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.

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.

We'll be Friends Forever, won't we, Pooh?' asked Piglet.Even longer, ' Pooh answered.” Winnie-the-Pooh

I lived my grief

When you learn something new, the structure of your brain changes.

The image of a cleanly, self-possessed man exploiting his solitude was not easy to come by, but then he had not expected that it would be.

Working full-time as a filmmaker has been a dream come true.

Early youth is a baffling time

All these directors who do different locations forget that one room can be shot from a million different angles and a million different ways. When I direct a movie, I'm going to use that.

You weren't created just to consume resources, you were put on this Earth to make a contribution.

Too often we take notes on writing, we think about writing but never do it. I want you to walk into the heart of the storm, written words dripping off hair, eyelids, hanging from hands.

Dude, writing, acting and directing are such easy jobs. But to do them all as awesomely as Zach Braff does, well that... that's something.