Occupation: Author Birth: 1932
Creativity is born of chaos, even if it is somewhat difficult to glimpse the possibilities in the midst of the confusion..
I believe that a lot of our striving after the symbols and levers of success is due to a basic insecurity, a need to prove ourselves. That done, grow….
If there is one general law of communication it is that we never communicate as effectively as we think we do..
Why don't we teach our children in school what they are? We should say to them, 'You are unique... you have the capacity for anything. You are a marv….
Instead of a national curriculum for education, what is really needed is an individual curriculum for every child.
Creativity needs a bit of untidiness. Make everything too neat and there is no room for experiment..
The morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise,….
Purpose, pattern, and people, the three P's at the heart of life..
An economy that adds value through information, ideas, and intelligence-the Three I Economy-offers a way out of the apparent clash between material g….
Most of us prefer to walk backward into the future, a posture that may be uncomfortable but which at least allows us to keep on looking at familiar t….
It is tempting to call for better leadership, but we probably expect too much from the leaders of the nations. Those nations are too big, the connect….
We should see schools as safe arenas for experimenting with life, for discovering our talents... for taking responsibity for tasks and others people,….
Citizenship is the chance to make a difference to the place where you belong..
Forget land, buildings, or machines-the real source of wealth today is intelligence, applied intelligence. We talk glibly of "intellectual property" ….
We learn by reflecting on what has happened. The process seldom works in reverse, although most educational processes assume that it does. We hope th….
Passion is born of vague hopes..
Learning is experience understood in tranquility..
Talent comes with an individual name tag..
The first step is to measure whatever can easily be measured. This is OK as far as it goes. The second step is to disregard that which can't be easil….
The companies that survive longest are the one's that work out what they uniquely can give to the world-not just growth or money but their excellence….
Presidents, leaders, to be effective have to represent the whole to the parts and to the world outside. They may live in the centre but they must not….